"For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade."

-- Yotam Ottolenghi

#Birthday Quotes #Cake Quotes #Numbers Quotes

“Let us see that our knowledge of Christ be not a powerless, barren, unpractical knowledge: O that, in its passage from our understanding to our lips, it might powerfully melt, sweeten, and ravish our hearts! Remember, brethren, a holy calling never saved any man, without a holy heart; if our tongues only be sanctified, our whole man must be damned. We must be judged by the same gospel, and stand at the same bar, and be sentenced to the same terms, and dealt with as severely as any other men.”
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“Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear, It is not night if thou be near. Oh, may no earthborn cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.”

Source : John Keble, “Sun Of My Soul”
“Hey, the bait is here. Get in Quebecers, get in the lobster trap, and then weâ€™ll close the door. And youâ€™ll have a referendum no matter what,”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God.”
“Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to thinkâ€¦”
“The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned.”
“The only way to defeat pain is to recognize pain exists.”

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