"The little and short sayings of nice And excellent men are of great value, like the dust of gold, or the least sparks of diamonds."

-- John Tillotson

#Nice Quotes #Men Quotes #Dust Quotes

“Ah, the magic of music, with it, all things are possible.”
“What most forms of Consequentialism cannot do is require us to act in such a way as to make the world worse, yet many of the objections to Consequentialism purport to show that Consequentialism requires us to make the world a stinking, bloody mess. The ubiquity of these kinds of arguments shows you just how unseriously many of the critics take Consequentialism.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“Humility is not simply feeling small and useless - like an inferiority complex. It is sensing how great and glorious God is, and seeing myself in that light.”
“An artist is maybe not always having a normal life.”
“To make up a dance, I still need, as I needed then, a pot of tea, walking space, privacy and an idea.”

Source : Agnes De Mille (2015). “Dance to the Piper”, p.233, New York Review of Books
“We're seeing that God's word and His principles do work. They may not work overnight but they are powerful and when we apply them in the way He shows us to apply them in life then we're going to see positive consequences.”

Source : "'Courageous' filmmaker Alex Kendrick branches out with a new book, a new Erwin Brothers comedy and a new production company". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
“When passion is mutual, there is always the danger of the fire burning to ashes.”

Source : Beryl Bainbridge (2010). “Master Georgie”, p.81, Hachette UK
“Christ did not enchant men; He demanded that they believe in Him: except on one occasion, the Transfiguration. For a brief while, Peter, James, and John were permitted to see Him in His glory. For that brief while they had no need of faith. The vision vanished, and the memory of it did not prevent them from all forsaking Him when He was arrested, or Peter from denying that he had ever known Him.”

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