"When the old poets made some virtue their theme, they were not teaching but adoring,"

-- Alister E. McGrath

#Teaching Quotes #Virtue Quotes #Poet Quotes

“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.”
“... when something is detestable, and yet inevitable, what one must do is not merely to endure it-a hard task whatever one may do-but find an excuse for loving it. Everything is a matter of points of view, and misfortune is often only the sign of a false interpretation of life.”
“Seeking God? We have totally revised corporate worship services to be sensitive to "seekers." If worship were to be tailored for seekers, it would be directed exclusively to believers, for no one except believers ever seeks God (Rom. 3:9-12).”
“I want to be able to have a conversation with people. I don't want to be stupid. I'd like to have a life outside acting.”
“Don’t let anybody ever tell you life’s fair. Not as long as I’m in it.”
“We need three kinds of pitching: left-handed, right-handed and relief.”
“We may be as good as we please, if we please to be good.”

Source : Isaac Barrow (1798). “Twenty two sermons on various subjects: selected from the works of the Rev. Isaac Barrow, ...”, p.378
“I only wore makeup when I went onstage.”

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