"It is not the constant thought of their sins, but the vision of the holiness of God that makes the saints aware of their own sinfulness."

-- Anthony of Sourozh

#Vision Quotes #Saint Quotes #Holiness Quotes

“Donald Trump may undermine some of the traditional checks on the presidency: the press in particular, but also the various government and Congressional ethics bodies, as well as the career civil service.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Knowledge was not meant to be locked behind doors. It breathes best in the open air where all men can inhale its essence.”
“It is Australian innocence to love The naturally excessive and be proud Of a thoroughbred gelding who ran fast.”

Source : Peter Porter (1961). “Once bitten, twice bitten: poems”
“Luck is one thing. It has always been there, it has always been a part of my success. It's a part of everyone's success. Without it, you can't be successful. But luck is something you have to stimulate, something you have to nurture through the choices you make...That's why things have always worked out for me. Things work out not just because I'm lucky, but because I plan ahead. I figure out what I want and I go for it. I've always spent a lot of time trying to surround myself with the right people, the kinds of teammates who could lead me to my goals.”
“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself...It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.”
“The thing that goes the farthest towards making life worth while, That costs the least, and does the most, is just a pleasant smile.”
“I'm too intellectual. I don't think that the theological vocabulary is as important as the experience.”
“The Big Valbowski is a lot like a Hakeem Olajuwan, either he's taking the hook shot from the outside or driving down the lane on the inside, he always scores!”

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