"No matter how you have searched, there will always be one teaspoon left at the bottom of the washing-up water."

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Source : Irene Thomas (1979). “The Bandsman's Daughter: An Autobiography”

Irene Thomas

#Water Quotes #Matter Quotes #Bottom Quotes

“Among the Mormons, things temporal have always been important along with things eternal, for salvation in this world and the next is seen as one and the same continuing process of endless growth. Building Zion, a literal Kingdom of God on earth, has therefore meant an identity of religious and economic values: in the daily affairs of the Kingdom, Latter-day Saint scriptures call for unity, welfare, and economic independence.”
“This is a very fashionable charge to bring against a company. This is one of the consequences, in this country, of being in the Internet industry. I think it's quite scandalous, they brought the weakest charges they had.”
“When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.”
“You said move on, where do I go?”
“In each of us lies sleeping beauty, wasted potential, dying dreams. We sleep and live in dormant twilight, never knowing what it means to live, to love the bits of heaven that we can unearth deep in our hearts; not recognizing that our salvation is ever-present in those parts that we have disowned, denied, forgotten. The thorns of fear thwart faint attempt. The prince is courage, the kiss believing and then with these our life begins.”
“The cozy fire is bright and gay, The merry kettle boils away and hums a cheerful song. I sing the saucer and the cup; Pray, Mary, fill the teapot up, And do not make it strong”

Source : Barry Pain (1892). “Playthings and Parodies”, London [etc.] Cassell
“I find it hard to manage somebody's work unless I have an intimate knowledge of how to do it myself.”
“Ultimately a life message shouts more clearly and loudly than a brand message. Your image may communicate an outward brand, but your life shouts the real inner message.”

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