"An owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees the the less it talks."

-- Christie Watson

#Bird Quotes #Owl Quotes #Wisest Quotes

“Our glory is hidden in our pain, if we allow God to bring the gift of himself in our experience of it.”
“Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or beast does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line? Words should wander and meander. They should fly like owls and flicker like bats and slip like cats. They should murmur and scream and dance and sing.”

Source : David Almond (2013). “My Name is Mina”, p.7, Hachette UK
“If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.”
“The grotesque prudishness and archness with which garlic is treated in [England] has led to the superstition that rubbing the bowl with it before putting the salad in gives sufficient flavor. It rather depends whether you are going to eat the bowl or the salad.”
“This world is your body. This world is a great school, This world is your silent teacher.”
“Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze; but time and thunder pay respect to bays.”
“It is in the ordinances of the temple that we are placed under covenant to Himâ€¦.[If] we will enter into our covenants without reservation or apology, the Lord will protect us. We will receive inspiration sufficient for the challenges of life.”
“What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.”

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