"It's remarkable - most remarkable, the way these people manage, from time to time, a tragedy or a near-tragedy to break the even tenor of their ways,' said Mr. Tingley, in a tone of half-humorous superiority, by which he considered that he distinguished himself, subtly and inoffensively, from 'these people."

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Source : Martha Ostenso (1926). “The Dark Dawn”, New York : Dodd, Mead

Martha Ostenso

#Humorous Quotes #People Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“It is the Holy Ghost in us that is everything, and the Father is willing to bestow Him upon the weakest if he will only ask in the spirit of implicit faith and entire self-surrender. My cry these days is for a Pentecost, first on myself and my missionary brethren, and then on the native Church, and then on the heathen at large.”
“Forgiveness ... is a willingness to get over what you think should have happened and an acceptance of the reality of what actually happened.”

Source : FaceBook post by Rhonda Britten from Oct 29, 2015
“And poets, in my view, and I think the view of most people, do speak God's language - it's better, it's finer, it's language on a higher plane than ordinary people speak in their daily lives.”
“Here's an example of how it wastes some time. To be judged on or to be talked about on appearanceâ€”say chest sizeâ€”it makes me wear layers, it makes me have to waste time figuring out what am I going to wear so that nobody will look in an area that I don't need them to look at.”
“Freedom is an illusion. It always comes at a price.”
“...every person has a star, every star has a friend, and for every person carrying a star there is someone else who reflects it, and everyone carries this reflection like a secret confidante in the heart.”
“I believe discrimination still exists in society and we must fight it in every form.”

Source : FaceBook post by Andrew Cuomo from Oct 11, 2010
“Rules without relationship leads to rebellion.”

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