"Imperfections would not be half so much taken notice of, if vanity did not make proclamation of them."

-- Roger L'Estrange

#Taken Quotes #Vanity Quotes #Imperfection Quotes

“I feel perhaps my heart is still in China.”
“The Singing of Swans is a remarkable narrative calling--even compelling--us to connect with our own ancestral roots, to seek our own inner wisdom, and to reclaim our own inner voices!”
“My faith grew strong, and I sent a letter (as I was ordered) to the Rev. Dignitary of the Cathedral of Exeter. I was assured, before I sent it, he would not answer it.”

Source : Joanna Southcott (1813). “Copies of letters sent to the clergy of Exeter. 1813. A communication sent in a letter to the Reverend Mr. P. in 1797. [1814] A dispute between the woman and the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. The answer of the Lord to the powers of darkness. 2d ed. 1813. A caution and instruction to the sealed. 1807. A warning to the world. [1804] The strange effects of faith. 2d ed. 1801”
“A letter depends on how you read it, a melody on how you sing it.”
“Glad-tidings to he who knows his own faults more than other people know it.”
“Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong.”
“The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.”
“Ask yourself what problem you have right now. Not next year, tomorrow or five minutes from now. You can always cope with the now, but you can never cope with the future. Nor do you have to. The answer, the strength and the right action will be there when you need it. Not before or after.”

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