"Everything in this life passes away â€” only God remains, only He is worth struggling towards. We have a choice: to follow the way of this world, of the society that surrounds us, and thereby find ourselves outside of God; or to choose the way of life, to choose God Who calls us and for Whom our heart is searching."

-- Seraphim Rose

#Struggle Quotes #Heart Quotes #Choices Quotes

“As the print of the seal on the wax is the express image of the seal itself, so Christ is the express image - the perfect representation of God.”
“Babies need social interactions with loving adults who talk with them, listen to their babblings, name objects for them, and give them opportunities to explore their worlds.”
“Here's to alcohol, the rose colored glasses of life.”
“It is impossible to hold a grudge and have peace of mind at the same time. It would be like trying to have day and night exist in the same moment.”
“A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the judge enforces the proper courtroom procedures - a trial in which every assumption can be challenged.”
“Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.”

Source : "The Last Years of a Rebel: A Memoir of Edith Sitwell". Book by Edith Sitwell, 1967.
“You may have noted the fact that it is a person's virtues as often as his vices that make him difficult to live with.”

Source : Kate Douglas Wiggin (2016). “KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN – Ultimate Collection: 21 Novels & 130+ Short Stories, Fairy Tales and Poems for Children (Illustrated): Including Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm & Penelope Hamilton Series: Rose o' the River, A Summer in a Cañon, The Birds' Christmas Carol, Timothy's Quest, The Arabian Nights, Golden Numbers & many more”, p.2342, e-artnow
“Must one rash word, the infirmity of age, throw down the merit of my better years?”

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