"Count each affliction, whether light or grave, God's messenger sent down to thee."

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Source : Aubrey Thomas DE VERE (1842). “The Waldenses, Or the Fall of Rora: a Lyrical Sketch. With Other Poems”, p.295

Aubrey Thomas de Vere

#Light Quotes #Affliction Quotes #Messengers Quotes

“How wrong people always were when they said: 'It's better to know the worst than go on not knowing either way.' No; they had it exactly the wrong way round. Tell me the truth, doctor, I'd sooner know. But only if the truth is what I want to hear.”
“I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It's basically a mini-country unto itself.”

Source : "Patrick Soon-Shiong on Giving and Getting by in Los Angeles". Interview with Gabriel Kahn, www.lamag.com. April 18, 2013.
“There is a vast difference between failure and temporary defeat.”
“Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies.”
“The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.”
“The proclamation of Jesus is not a veneer: the proclamation of Jesus goes straight to the bones, heart, goes deep within and change us. And the spirit of the world does not tolerate it, will not tolerate it, and therefore, there is persecution.”
“Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.”
“Reading is socially accepted disassociation. You flip a switch and youâ€™re not there anymore. Itâ€™s better than heroin. More effective and cheaper and legal.”

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