"Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility."

-- John Climacus

#Humility Quotes #Resurrection Quotes #Obedience Quotes

“I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me.”

Source : Cheryl Strayed (2012). “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”, p.51, Vintage
“We learn together in teams. This involves a shift from a spirit of advocacy to a spirit of enquiry.”
“There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'.”
“There's always a learning curve, where you've got to learn what your subject is all about.”
“What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.”
“We are well-placed internationally right now and this government has been very clear in stating that our continued concern and vision for this country is to see that long-term economic growth and prosperity, build on the track record of one million net new jobs. These are things Canadians want -- to have steady hands on the tiller and that's what's been done today.”
“You are the Universe expressing itself as a human for a little while.”
“Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted from more and more.”

Source : John Updike (2012). “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs”, p.250, Random House

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