"Little self-denials, little honesties, little passing words of sympathy, little nameless acts of kindness, little silent victories over favorite temptations-these are the silent threads of gold which, when woven together, gleam out so brightly in the pattern of life that God approves."

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Source : Frederic William Farrar (1877). “"In the Days of Thy Youth.": Sermons on Practical Subjects, Preached at Marlborough College, from 1871-1876”, p.19

Frederic Farrar

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“Logic should no longer be considered an elegant and learned accomplishment; it should take its place as an indispensable study for every well-informed person.”

Source : William Stanley Jevons (1870). “Elementary Lessons in Logic: Deductive and Inductive : with Copious Questions and Examples and a Vocabulary of Logical Terms”, p.6
“... everything written is at least in part fantasy. Except maybe the national budget. That's horror.”
“He believes me. But that is nothing new. He always did because I was a rule follower. I played by the rules he understood. But there are new rules now, ones he doesn't know yet. He'll learn. Just as I'm learning.”
“I am blessed beyond belief.”
“I think the problems with being older come when your body cannot do what your mind wants. Then, Houston, we have a problem.”

Source : "The Animated Life of Antonio Banderas". Interview with Meg Grant, www.aarp.org. November, 2011.
“Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don't believe what you see, don't believe all this marketing.”
“I think if I produced a show I would not want to be part of that production. That's not... I'm not... I mean, I couldn't even sell Boy Scout chocolate bars when I was a kid!”
“Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting evidence of water.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ray Comfort from Feb 21, 2013

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