"Nothing, except what flows from the heart, can render even external manners truly pleasing."

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Source : Hugh Blair (1827). “Sermons ... To which is prefixed, a short account of the life and character of the author, by James Finlayson ... A new edition, etc. With a portrait”, p.45

Hugh Blair

#Heart Quotes #Flow Quotes #Manners Quotes

“He made us realize that if the mind was willing, the body can go.”
“Don't overthink things in front of you. I fit moves you, shoot it. If it's fun, shoot it. If you've never seen it before, shoot it.”
“She had an unequalled gift, usually pen in hand, of squeezing big mistakes into opportunities.”
“Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.”

Source : Kobo Abe (2011). “The Woman in the Dunes”, p.125, Vintage
“I saw a sign one time that said 'hemorrhoids awareness week' at the doctor's office. Let me tell you, if you got hemorrhoids, I'm sure you are aware of it. You don't need a sign to tell anybody about it.”

Source : "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 15, 2011.
“We must begin our practice by walking the narrow path of simplicity, the hinayana path, before we can walk upon the open highway of compassionate action, the mahayana path.”
“When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.”
“Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious.”

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