"Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity."

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Saint Augustine

#Catholic Quotes #Lust Quotes #Habit Quotes

“Among those today who believe that modern poetry must do without rhyme or metre, there is an assumption that the alternative to free verse is a crash course in villanelles, sestinas and other such fixed forms. But most...are rare in English poetry. Few poets have written a villanelle worth reading, or indeed regret not having done so.”
“The reign of God is his reign over all things.”
“Yesterday, after the Thanksgiving parade, Donald Trump appeared at Macy's to promote his new line of fragrances and business suits. Unfortunately, there were high winds and Trump's hair nearly killed two people.”
“I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem.”
“Seek a happy marriage with wholeness of heart, but do not expect to reach the promised land without going through some wilderness together.”

Source : Charlie W. Shedd (2012). “Letters to Karen: A Father's Advice On Keeping Love in Marriage”, p.130, Abingdon Press
“We survive until, by sheer stamina, we escape into the dim innocence of our own adulthood and its forgetfulness.”

Source : Katherine Dunn (2011). “Geek Love: A Novel”, p.150, Vintage
“Good design, when itâ€™s done well, becomes invisible. Itâ€™s only when itâ€™s done poorly that we notice it. Think of it like a roomâ€™s air conditioning. We only notice it when itâ€™s too hot, too cold, making too much noise, or the unit is dripping on us. Yet, if the air conditioning is perfect, nobody say anything and we focus, instead, on the task at hand.”
“Say hello...to the BAD GUY!”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 01, 2016

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