"Ingratitude is a nail which, driven into the tree of courtesy, causes it to wither; it is a broken channel, by which the foundations of the affections are undermined; and a lump of soot, which, falling into the dish of friendship, destroys its scent and flavor."

-- Giambattista Basile

#Fall Quotes #Broken Quotes #Tree Quotes

“There is a deep and undeniable sadness in all this: whenever we see the dawn of an eternal good that will never be overcome by evil â€“ an evil that is itself eternal but will never succeed in overcoming good â€“ whenever we see this dawn, the blood of old people and children is always shed.”
“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”
“Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a 'Paul' who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a 'Barnabas' who can come along side and encourage him. And he needs a 'Timothy,' someone that he can pour his life into.”
“Keep right on to the end of the road, Keep right on to the end. Tho' the way be long let your heart be strong, Keep right on round the bend.”
“Ambition first sprung from your blest abodes: the glorious fault of angels and of gods.”
“It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.”
“The scripts for Marco Polo are absolutely, positively fantastic. The challenge of making that show in China has proved to be as formidable as we feared. It's not like making a movie in China where, once you load up and you leave, you're gone. We have to be able to come back and capture something that's going to feel like a major feature film, on a television budget, and do it, hopefully season after season, so we are taking more time than the producers thought.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Sometimes you have to go through some ugly stuff to get to the good stuff.”

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