"The taste of death is upon my lips.Â I feel something that is not of this earth."

-- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

#Taste Quotes #Lips Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I believe the reason many Christians are so dull and lifeless in their faith is because they are not in the battle, not using their weapons, not advancing against the enemy.”
“As I turned away, I saw Holmes, with his back against a rock and his arms folded, gazing down at the rush of the waters. It was the last that I was ever destined to see of him in this world. - Watson.”
“If we know how to listen to our own heart, we can listen to the hearts of others.”
“Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.”
“Because what's the point of something virtual if it doesn't end up being real?”
“My God, how badly one calculates in this world! ... Let us leave off calculating on anything but death -- it is the only certainty.”

Source : Eugénie de Guérin (1866). “Letters of Eugénie de Guérin”, p.273
“It is often said that the modern exhibition has ruined painting. It is an unfortunate fact that it does encourage competition, so that, to attract attention to his work, an artist is tempted to descend to sensationalism, whether it is expressed by strong colour, grotesque handling, unusual subject, or sheer size.”
“Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Some people mature into an understanding of Godâ€™s will more quickly than others because they obey more readily; they more readily sacrifice the life of nature to the will of God.”

Source : Oswald Chambers (2015). “Bringing Sons Unto Glory: Studies in the Life of Our Lord”, p.18, Discovery House

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