"When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars."

-- Robert Breault

#Adversity Quotes #Wind Quotes #Tests Quotes

“Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.”
“None of us like the concept of law because none of us like the restraints it puts on us. But when we understand that God has given us his law to aid us in guarding our souls, we see that the law is for our fulfillment, not for our limitation. The law reminds us that some things, some experiences, some relationships are sacred. When everything has been profaned, it is not just my freedom that has been lost- the loss is everyone's. God gave us the law to remind us of the sacredness of life, and our created legal systems only serve to remind us of the profane judgments we make.”
“Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.”
“When your child is looking up at you and you are putting them to bed at night, and they are just lying there, you have to remind yourself that's what it's all about.”

Source : "Westlife's Shane Filan talks about crippling bankruptcy and losing £18 million" by Victoria Garo-Falides, www.mirror.co.uk. August 9, 2013.
“Grammar school never taught me anything about grammar.”
“I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.”

Source : "David Walliams swim in river Thames makes a million for charity" by Caroline Davies, www.theguardian.com. September 12, 2011.
“The fact that women are the primary care-givers is a problem for women and men”
“May I feel like I feel when I'm about to eat cake.”

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