"Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart."

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Source : Washington Irving, William Irving (1824). “Salmagundi”, p.151

Washington Irving

#Friendship Quotes #Inspiring Quotes #Goodbye Quotes

“I will play my part by singing the spirit into every open heart.”
“If a man spends enough time in a library, he may actually change his mind. I have seen it happen.”
“I live in Brooklyn, New York. It is a melting pot of cultures and people. I walk down the street, and there is art on the buildings and people congregating who have been neighbors for years and events and music and freedom.”
“People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through.”
“The Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed, not to control guns, but to control blacks.”

Source : Robert Sherrill (1973). “The Saturday night special: and other guns with which Americans won the West, protected bootleg franchises, slew wildlife, robbed countless banks, shot husbands purposely and by mistake, and killed presidents--together with the debate over continuing same”
“Wikipedia is a non-profit. It was either the dumbest thing I ever did or the smartest thing I ever did. Communities can build amazing things, but you have to be part of that community and you can't abuse them. You have to be very respectful of what their needs are.”
“An agnostic position is one that leaves open the question whether there exists a god or gods, professing to find such a question unanswered or unanswerable. For the atheist, the question has been answered, and in the negative.”

Source : Jaroslav Pelikan (2014). “The Melody of Theology: A Philosophical Dictionary”, p.8, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“The clarity of Scripture means that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are able to be understood by all who will read it seeking God's help and being willing to follow it.”

Source : Wayne A. Grudem (2009). “Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine”, p.99, Harper Collins

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