"The same eye cannot both look up to heaven and down to earth."

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Source : JOHN BROWN (1855). “EWXPOSITORY DISCOURSES ON THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THE APOSTLE PETER”, p.98

John Brown

#Eye Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Looks Quotes

“Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.”
“It is easier to make war than to make peace.”
“There really wasn't an environmental movement 30 years ago. The Sierra Club national office in 1969 consisted of one full-time volunteer.”
“It's easier to make changes with a pencil than a wrecking bar.”
“The tolerance of the public is diminishing. We're spending time on the wrong people. It's nutty. There has to be a better way. Why are we stripsearching Aunt Molly from Iowa and letting on Richard Reid?”
“I always take my wife morning tea in my pyjamas. But is she grateful? No, she says she'd rather have it in a cup.”
“Somebody who talks about how much they're eating and counts calories is unattractive to me. And when you limit yourself in the things you eat, it affects your mood. I've seen people who are a nightmare to be around because they're not eating. That's why I always have an apple in my purse or a Luna Bar in the glove box in case I get stuck in traffic - I don't even want to be alone in the car with myself if I'm hungry!”
“I like the idea of doing things that only exist for as long as they exist, which are not archives, which are not sold or prepared even.”

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