"He that climbs a ladder must begin at the first round."

-- Walter Scott

#Ladders Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Climbs Quotes

“Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in attitude.”

Source : Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Peter H. Davids, F. F. Bruce, Manfred Brauch (2010). “Hard Sayings of the Bible”, p.364, InterVarsity Press
“Words are not that important when you recognize intentions.”
“The indications which tell your dry fly angler when to strike are clear and unmistakable, but those which bid a wet fly man raise his rod-point and draw in the steel are frequently so subtle, so evanescent and impalpable to the senses, that, when the bending rod assures him that he has divined aright, he feels an ecstacy as though he had performed a miracle each time.”
“Wise people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it.”
“Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain.”
“Poor dusky children of slavery, men and women of my own race-the transition from slavery to freedom was too sudden for you! The bright dreams were too rudely dispelled; you were not prepared for the new life that opened before you, and the great masses of the North learned to look upon your helplessness with indifference-learned to speak of you as an idle, dependent race. Reason should have prompted kinder thoughts. Charity is ever kind.”

Source : Elizabeth Keckley (2016). “Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House”, p.52, Enhanced Media Publishing
“Series work is just grueling.”
“Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.53, Penguin

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