"The Christian religion, then, is not an affair of preaching, or prating, or ranting, but of taking care of the bodies as well as the souls of people; not an affair of belief and of faith and of professions, but an affair of doing good, and especially to those who are in want; not an affair of fire and brimstone, but an affair of bacon and bread, beer and a bed."

-- William Cobbett

#Christian Quotes #Beer Quotes #Fire Quotes

“I don't know if I'll ever be a master at anything, but I think that's a mistake for me personally. I don't know how much it's about the journey, but it's more about the process.”
“Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century.”
“You can't take people's opinions personally. Usually what people say about it is a reflection of them own issues.”
“She longed to feel something momentous. Sometimes her life seemed so little.”
“When it comes to love, always be open. Because the second youre not pining after a boy, or a boyfriend, amazing love comes into your life.”
“The statesman must think in terms of the national interest, conceived as power among other powers. The popular mind, unaware of the fine distinctions of the statesman's thinking, reasons more often than not in the simple moralistic and legalistic terms of absolute good and absolute evil.”

Source : Hans Morgenthau (1955). “Politics Among Nations”
“Understand this clearly: if you know how to give, you must know how to pay back. . .”
“In my early work, I tried to hide my personality, my psychological state, my emotions. This was partly due to my feelings about myself and partly due to my feelings about painting at the time. I sort of stuck to my guns for a while but eventually it seemed like a losing battle. Finally one must simply drop the reserve.”

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