"I, too, saw God through mud - The mud that cracked on cheeks when wretches smiled. War brought more glory to their eyes than blood, And gave their laughs more glee than shakes a child."

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Source : Wilfred Owen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Wilfred Owen (Illustrated)”, p.23, Delphi Classics

Wilfred Owen

#Children Quotes #War Quotes #Eye Quotes

“If you and I are to be used in our sphere as D.L. Moody was used in his, we must put all that we have and all that we are in the hands of God, for Him to use as He will.”
“I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like them... That's American politics, pure and simple.”
“How many impressionist painters painted the same damned thing? How many actors have played the same part in renditions of a play or dancers do the same dances,”
“The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.”
“Common sense is so very simple but very difficult to grasp.”
“Physically it's exhausting to cook every night. Existentially speaking, I have so much more energy having that time to myself in this project, this gift to myself at the end of the day. Even if it didn't go smoothly, it was still a gift.”
“People had taught me what Christians believe, but no one had told me how Christians live,”
“When learning becomes you, then it appears as you need it, when you are being you.”

Source : Chungliang Al Huang (2011). “Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain: The Essence of Tai Ji”, p.103, Singing Dragon

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