"The men who abandon themselves to the passions of this miserable life, are compared in Scripture to beasts."

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Source : Orlando Williams Wight, Peter Abelard, Héloïse, Alphonse de Lamartine (1861). “Lives and Letters of Abelard and Heloise”, p.209

Peter Abelard

#Passion Quotes #Men Quotes #Scripture Quotes

“People don't know very much about me. They do not know what really goes on in my private life.”
“Most people think that when it's time to buy a car, they should immediately go to the dealerships to find what they want. In reality, there's a lot of planning that should be done first.”
“The more we give away, the richer we become.”
“Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.”
“The bottom line is that after we defeat the armed forces of Iraq, that we will want to and need to provide stability throughout that country.”

Source : "Bush, Blair to hold summit on Iraq", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.
“It is better that a judge should lean on the side of compassion than severity.”
“Don't wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.”
“O What A Freedom Is Thine! Freedom from Condemnation. Freedom to the Promises, Freedom to the Throne of Grace, and at last Freedom to Enter Heaven!”

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