"There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything."

-- George Washington Carver

#Life Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“Any part of the human body can only be explained in reference to the whole body. And any part of the Bible can only be properly explained in reference to the whole Bible.”
“There is a dead spot in the night, that coldest, blackest time when the world has forgotten evening and dawn is not yet a promise. A time when it is far too early to arise, but so late that going to bed makes small sense.”

Source : Robin Hobb (2002). “Assassin's Quest: The Farseer Trilogy”, p.42, Spectra
“Rather than becoming discouraged, know that encountering a wall is proof of the progress that you have made so far.”
“Deep down, I'm pretty superficial.”

Source : Quoted in Roland Flamini, Ava (1983)
“The intimate rapport with nature is one of the most precious things in life. Nature is indeed very close to us; sometimes closer than hands and feet, of which in truth she is but the extension. The emotional appeal of nature is tremendous, sometimes almost more than one can bear.”

Source : "Holism and Evolution". Book by Jan Smuts, p. 337, 1926.
“Making mistakes is a way of taking action.”
“If you take Christ out of Christianity, Christianity is dead. If you remove grace out of the gospel, the gospel is gone. If the people do not like the doctrine of grace, give them all the more of it.”
“You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.”

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