"Wherever you go in life, you will feel somewhere over your shoulder a pink, castellated shimmering presence, the domes and riggings and crooked pinacles of the Serenissima"

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Source : 1960 Venice.

Jan Morris

#Venice Quotes #Over You Quotes #Domes Quotes

“Serving your enemies is the fastest way to learn to love them.”

Source : Will Davis (2011). “10 Things Jesus Never Said: And Why You Should Stop Believing Them”, p.87, Revell
“I tend to go back and forth between old favourites and "new" stuff, some of which could easily be by authors I've hitherto heard about but haven't had the chance to catch up with.”

Source : Source: www.sfsignal.com
“Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.”
“A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.”
“Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?”
“As Elisabeth Elliot points out, not even dying a martyrâ€™s death is classified as extraordinary obedience when you are following a Savior who died on a cross. Suddenly a martyrâ€™s death seems like normal obedience.”
“Nothing whatsoever is worth the cost of a contracted heart.”
“There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen. The Hispanic community has a strong affinity for our relationship with Israel.”

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