"A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life and fervour of soul, rather than to cultivate those qualities that seem most popular."

-- Thomas a Kempis

#Heaven Quotes #Soul Quotes #Grace Quotes

“Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty; we have difficulty imagining that physical perfection can conceal twisted emotions or a damaged mind.”
“I've never understood why women love cats. Cats are independent, they don't listen, they don't come in when you call, they like to stay out all night, and when they're home they like to be left alone and sleep. In other words, every quality that women hate in a man, they love in a cat.”
“I had a lot of things I wanted to doâ€¦ I want to be a teacherâ€¦I also want to be an astronautâ€¦and also make my own cake shopâ€¦I want to go to the sweets bakery and say â€œI want one of everythingâ€, ohhhh I wish I could live life five times overâ€¦Then Iâ€™d be born in five different places, and Iâ€™d stuff myself with different food from around the worldâ€¦Iâ€™d live five different lives with five different occupationsâ€¦and then, for those five timesâ€¦Iâ€™d fall in love with the same personâ€¦”

Source : "Bleach". Manga by Tite Kubo, 2001 - 2016.
“There's crucial distinction that has to be drawn between the Shari'a, which is this hugely expansive vision of cosmic order that I've been describing, and principles of Islamic law, known in Arabic as "Fiqh" - a word that means understanding. If you're a devout Muslim, you don't argue against the Shari'a; the Shari'a is the path that God has laid down. But what you can do, and what people are doing all the time, is arguing over the correct interpretation of the Shari'a, arguing over the Fiqh. That's something that has been going on throughout Islamic history.”
“Every single person has at least one secret that would break your heart...”
“If you ever feel lonely and feel that no one loves you and cares for you - remember me.”
“Meditation upon death does not teach one how to die; it does not make the departure more easy, but ease is not what I seek. Beloved boy, so willful and brooding, your sacrifice will have enriched not my life but my death. ... Centuries as yet unborn within the dark womb of time would pass by thousands over that tomb without restoring life to him, but likewise without adding to his death, and without changing the fact that he had been.”
“You weren't being punished. You were waiting for me.”

Source : Jean M. Auel (2010). “The Mammoth Hunters (with Bonus Content): Earth's Children, Book Three”, p.264, Bantam

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