Venustas Battery Quotes & Sayings

aborigine, angry, beautiful, fiery, fearless, remorseless and untouchable, overly — Patricia Cornwell

Speak about Christ only when you are asked. But live so that people ask about Christ! — Paul Claudel

Only in the Roman Empire and in Spain under Arab domination has culture been a potent factor. Under the Arab, the standard attained was wholly admirable; to Spain flocked the greatest scientists, thinkers, astronomers, and mathematicians of the world, and side by side there flourished a spirit of sweet human tolerance and a sense of purist chivalry. Then with the advent of Christianity, came the barbarians. — Adolf Hitler

It was in the eighteenth century that England became what (Adam) Smith called "a nation of shopkeepers" ... (p. 58) — Jerry Z. Muller

Oh, such promises we make in the heat of our passion, when the breath catches in the throat and the belly trembles. Lured by the warmth of another - the scent of her, the strength of him - our tongues betray us and the words come tumbling from our mouths. The act becomes indistinguishable from the intent, and the truth is confused with lies, even to ourselves. Do we say these things because we truly believe them, or do we believe that, by saying them aloud, they may become true? And, when tested, how many of us can say that we fulfilled our vows, that we did not turn away, that we did not renege on the promises we made? When our partners grow old and slow, when the light in their eyes dims and our ardor cools, how many of us are not tempted to turn away and seek our pleasures elsewhere? Not I. I was faithful always. I kept my vows to her, and she her vows to me, in her way. — John Connolly

He's totally caught me, and I'm never letting him toss me back. — Cassie Mae

Time spent with a potential leader is an investment. — John C. Maxwell

The true preacher does not seek for truth in the pulpit; he is there because he has found it. — Martyn

I had never been one of those males who were scared of tears. I'd been a Cure fan, for God's sake. — Matt Haig

Looking at you has been my favorite pastime from the moment you asked me to describe your face, he said solemnly, looking straight into her eyes. — Judith McNaught