"Tell no lies' claim no easy victories"

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Source : Amilcar Cabral (1979). “Unity and Struggle: Speeches and Writings of Amilcar Cabral”, p.15, NYU Press

Amilcar Cabral

#Lying Quotes #Victory Quotes #Easy Quotes

“Feeling vulnerable, imperfect, and afraid is human. It's when we lose our capacity to hold space for these struggles that we become dangerous.”
“We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go.”
“Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.”
“Believers are often encouraged to spend some time each day alone praying and reading the Bible. This is a good thing, modeled by Jesus himself. But too often people view this time with God as sufficient, and as separate from the rest of their lives; they essentially leave Jesus on their bedside table and ignore him the rest of the day. This is a far cry from the ongoing walking in the Spirit, abiding in Christ, persevering, praying, and rejoicing presented in Scripture.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.”
“When I was in my teens, I made an appraisal of how comfortable my life could turn out when I became the age I am now. Because of a mechanical failure, the prediction was inexact.”

Source : Arthur Nersesian (2009). “The Fuck Up”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
“When you get everything you wanted, I think maybe you do have to be a little grateful for the people who got you there... whether or not they thought they were doing you any favors at the time.”

Source : Jennifer Weiner (2008). “Certain Girls: A Novel”, p.333, Simon and Schuster
“Silence was not the absence of sound but was itself a sound that could be loud or soft, soothing or disturbing, complex or simple.”

Source : Julius Lester (2005). “The Autobiography of God: A Novel”, p.73, Macmillan

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