"But the human character, however it may be exalted or depressed by a temporary enthusiasm, will return by degrees to its proper and natural level, and will resume those passions that seem the most adapted to its present condition."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Passion Quotes #Character Quotes #History Quotes

“Neil Young is my hero. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does.”
“God has promised to every single one of us that even in our hardest times, if we would just hang on long enough, the blessing will come.”
“You remember the finals you lose as much as the ones you win.”

Source : "Chelsea's history man Frank Lampard focuses on honours not contracts" by Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2013.
“The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they are isolated from their family and friends. Likewise, the community should be open to welcome back all who repent of having participated in the grave sin of abortion, and should guide them with pastoral charity to accept the grace of forgiveness, the need for penance, and the joy of entering once more into the new life of Christ.”
“I haven't hurt you ... if I have, it's the faithful wound of a friend.”
“I love books that rhyme. And I love books that are clever and have little lines in them that are meant to amuse the parents who will no doubt be reading the book over and over and over again.”

Source : Source: www.today.com
“There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.”

Source : Iain Banks (2002). “Look to Windward”, p.389, Simon and Schuster
“All that sadness. All that anger. It is the smoke that gets into your eyes. If you do not blow it away, how can you hope to see?”

Source : Anthony Horowitz (2013). “Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin”, p.126, Penguin

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