"I do disapprove of the modern attitude that you can't do the simplest thing, like dying or being born, in your own house."

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Source : Ann Bridge (2013). “Singing Waters”, p.109, A&C Black

Ann Bridge

#Attitude Quotes #Life And Death Quotes #House Quotes

“God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom.”

Source : Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1951). “Oration on the Dignity of Man”
“Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of the widow inclined a wicked and unjust judge to grant her petition (cf. Lk. 18:1 ff.). The Lord gave this parable for a special purpose ? to teach us not to faint, but to pray patiently. If an unjust judge was persuaded to grant the petition of the widow, how can God fail to incline His ear to our prayers, if we persist in imploring Him since He is the essence of lovingkindness?”
“The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.”
“A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.”
“Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded”
“I don't get recognised in London or at home either - very seldom anyway. Either that or I look so crazy no one wants to come up to me.”
“Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.”
“Prayer is not logical, it is a mysterious moral working of the Holy Spirit.”

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