"Long ago I ceased to count heads. Truth is usually in the minority in this evil world"

-- Charles Spurgeon

#Long Quotes #Evil Quotes #World Quotes

“There are few women whose charm survives their beauty.”
“When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, â€œWhatâ€™s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act.â€ And they do calm down.”
“Our whole life consists of despairing of an answer and seeking an answer.”
“To be happy is not only to be freed from the pains and diseases of the body, but from anxiety and vexation of spirit; not only to enjoy the pleasures of sense, but peace of conscience and tranquillity of mind.”

Source : John Tillotson (1819). “The wisdom of being religious”, p.26
“The German huts, open on every side to the eye of indiscretion or jealousy, were a better safeguard of conjugal fidelity than the walls, the bolts, and the eunuchs of a persian harem. To this reason, another may be added of a more honourable nature. The Germans treated their women with esteem and confidence, consulted them on every occasion of importance, and fondly believed that in their breasts resided a sanctity and wisdom more than human.”
“The healing power of even the most microscopic exchange with someone who knows in a flash precisely what you're talking about because she experienced that thing too cannot be overestimated.”
“The desire for freedom and independence becomes more of an issue for many men in relationships, whereas interdependence and connection become more of an issue for many women.”

Source : Deborah Tannen (2013). “You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation”, p.40, Harper Collins
“Mud and water and the stumps of trees. In every direction that was all there was. Bodies fell, but the trees died standing up.”

Source : Josh Ritter (2011). “Bright's Passage: A Novel”, p.13, Dial Press

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