"O Lord, I wish to promote thy holy religion which is dreadfully neglected. I am desirous to save young persons from the vices of the age."

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Source : Sarah Trimmer (1825). “Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Trimmer: With Original Letters, and Meditations and Prayers, Selected from Her Journal”, p.117

Sarah Trimmer

#Age Quotes #Wish Quotes #Vices Quotes

“There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?”
“For me, it’s like playing the same instrument but in a different context. TV work – it’s really about getting it just right. You have a chance to try again if it’s not. Theatre is like playing a rock show. It doesn’t really matter if you make a tiny mistake. It’s the whole vibe and getting people to feel you. It’s about carrying the moment through all the way with you in an hour and 20 minutes of the narrative.”
“DURING the first years of my service in Dr. Flint's family, I was accustomed to share some indulgences with the children of my mistress”
“The greatest barrier to evangelization today is bad example....Our strategy of evangelization must be based upon sanctity, upon our enthusiastic response to Christ's universal call to holiness.”
“We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.”
“The most interesting people I know drink in life and savor every drop-the sweet and the sour. The good and the bad. The planned and the unplanned... Right in the midst of what seems to me to be a detour from the map, I'm often gifted with something precious and unforgettable. Capturing the moment is a choice, a way of life. It requires us to wake up, live life, and be present-here, there and everywhere. Sometimes that's scary; sometimes it's exhilarating. Always, it's an adventure I keep learning to welcome with a full and grateful heart.”
“There is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom insight and life of each person who has known and loved it.”
“[N]o American should retreat an inch on the right of jurors to acquit if they perceive the law or its administration to be unjust.”

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