"He who travels in the Barque of Peter had better not look too closely into the engine room."

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Source : "The Knox Brothers". Book by Penelope Fitzgerald, 1977.

Ronald Knox

#Looks Quotes #Rooms Quotes #Peter Quotes

“The appropriate age for marrige is around eighteen and thirty-seven for man”
“I set little goals and as I hit those little goals I know they're moving me forward.”
“The gospel is not outward rituals and sacrifices, it is a living sacrifice. It is to have the laws of God written in our heart. It is to have a soft, listening, responding heart to God.”
“I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion.”
“Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.”
“Clearly, the Global Economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States.”
“You can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.”
“Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.”

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