"Human cruelty took the form of a pact with the deity. A solemn oath was made to kill everything, in which people forbade themselves any display of reason or compassion. A city or a land was devoted to destruction and it was believed an insult to God if one did not observe the abominable oath."

-- Ernest Renan

#Compassion Quotes #Cities Quotes #Land Quotes

“I can't say that I ever worried much about what people thought or said of me. I like to be liked, and have often wished that I could be as much loved as Jim Driscoll, say, but I have never been able to bow down to rules and regulations”
“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.”

Source : Daniel Webster, Edward Everett (1860). “The Works of Daniel Webster”, p.47
“We've been duped into believing we don't have 25 minutes to have something change our life. We don't have 2. You know, we're tweeting. We're running around. We're 15 words or less.”
“To be free and to live a free life - that is the most beautiful thing there is.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Never make a promise - you may have to keep it.”
“If Christ does not appear to meet his 144,000 faithful shortly after midnight on February 6th or 7th, it means that my calculations, based on the Bible, must be revised.”
“Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.”
“Where would we be without our friends? Honestly, every friend is so unique and special. I have my friends back in New Zealand, I have my friends in New York and California. Then you have your friends who are your family. Barbara Palvin falls into that category. I have a lot of love for all my friends.”

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