Quotes
Authors
Robert Gordis
"Those humble but indomitable workers, to whom later generations referred by the collective name of Baale Masorah, Masters of Tradition, performed in obscurity their Herculean task of guarding the Biblical Text against loss or variation." --
Source : Robert Gordis (1971). “The Biblical text in the making: a study of the kethib-qere”, Ktav Pub Inc
Robert Gordis
#Humble Quotes
#Loss Quotes
#Biblical Quotes
“I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.”
“Corrupt men are always liars. Lies are their instruments, their pleasure, their solace. In time they come to believe their lies, or rather to half-believe them.”
“I've always been supremely confident in my abilities. But the biggest confidence boost is when the guys around you, you feel like they have confidence in you.”
“Into every sunny life a little rain must fall.”
“In this year 1634, I purchased the moiety of thirteen houses in the Strand for five hundred and thirty pounds.”
Source : William Lilly, Elias Ashmole (1822). “William Lilly's history of his life and times from the year 1602 to 1681”, p.78
“I think of rock 'n' roll as a combination of country blues and swing band music, not Chicago blues, and modern pop.”
“We are exactly where we have chosen to be.”
“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.”
