Usbe Cte Quotes & Sayings

Or are we ashes and wine? — A Fine Frenzy

I do not hesitate to say that the road to eminence and power, from an obscure condition, ought not to be made too easy, nor a thing too much of course. If rare merit be the rarest of all things, it ought to pass through some sort of probation. The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence. If it be open through virtue, let it be remembered, too, that virtue is never tried but by some difficulty and some struggle. — Edmund Burke

She is not my mistress,' replied the young sailor gravely, 'she is my betrothed.'

'Sometimes one and the same thing,' said Morrel, with a smile.

'Not with us, sir,' replied Dantes. — Alexandre Dumas

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.". — Theodore Parker

You may be right. There may be no one greater than you or me. But that 'blind faith' kept me alive, and if you ask me, you're no different. If you've truly given up, why do you keep trying? — J. Kowallis

I understand thy kisses, and thou mine, And that's a feeling disputation. — William Shakespeare

A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps. — James Thurber

My definition of love is being full. Complete. It makes everything lighter. Beauty is something you see. Love is something you feel. — Sharon Tate

I think at this stage in my life I have learned that there are any number of things that men will never know, and can never hope to know, about women. — Robert B. Parker

If parents would only realize how they bore their children. — George Bernard Shaw

The beach looked beautiful this time of night. She'd always loved the ocean, spending many of her summers on its sand and in its waters, but she'd never witnessed it like this. Completely night, and completely alone. The waves crashed against the shore, the moon's light shimmering off the currents like glitter, stars speckling the sky above and wind rustling her hair as she took it all in. Sitting here in solitude, it felt as if it existed just for her. The water, the moon, the stars, the wind - all a beautiful masterpiece constructed only for her viewing. — Connie L. Smith

Ask God to give you childlike faith, removing any barriers to having a closer walk with him. — Anonymous

He could have exchanged his name and address with any of his neighbours, and nothing would have been different. — Hermann Hesse

What is the point of magic if we can't fix real problems? — Lev Grossman

I peered around the corner into the main recovery ward. All I could see were surgeons. Surgeons filling out those incessant forms. Surgeons bringing cups of tea and little sandwich triangles to patients. Surgeons laying in a lethargic stupor, recovering from eye surgery. — Lauren Pearce