"He who has no mind to trade with the Devil should be so wise as to keep from his shop."

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Source : Robert South (1877). “Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions: With the Chief Heads of the Sermons, a Biographical Memoir, and General Index”, p.441

Robert South

#Wise Quotes #Temptation Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Where I grew up has had a huge influence on me. It's a place where there aren't many people and there's lots of sky.”

Source : "It's ALMOST, MAINE for John Cariani!!!". Interview with TJ Fitzgerald, www.broadwayworld.com. January 4, 2006.
“As the excitement of the game increases, prudence is sure to diminish.”
“We cling to the letter because the spirit is so much harder to master.”
“Eventually the man comes to see that he has a mind, and that his mind is like a fist, wrapped tightly around a single thought. He cannot open the fist to look at the thought, for fear that it will fly away, but he knows that it is very important and that he must hang on to it, no matter what the cost.”

Source : Ben Loory (2011). “Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day”, p.130, Penguin
“Have you not learned that not stocks or bonds or stately houses, or products of the mill or field are our country? It is a spiritual thought that is in our minds.”
“Selena Gomez. She’s a sweetheart, I met her a couple of times.”
“It is easy being a manager when you are one of 25,000 sitting in the stand or if you are an ex-player who is now working for the media who will never manage anything better than an under-10 team, thinking he knows best - and you know what I'm talking about, and I will deal with that, trust me. I'm a nice bloke, but not always.”

Source : "Neil Adams has precious little time to save Norwich City from relegation" by Jacob Steinberg, www.theguardian.com. April 7, 2014.
“We know the human brain is a device to keep the ears from grating on one another.”

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