"For every house is incomplete without him, and a blessing is lacking in the spirit."

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Source : Christopher Smart, Karina Williamson (1990). “Selected poems”, Penguin Group USA

Christopher Smart

#Cat Quotes #Blessing Quotes #House Quotes

“Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming, Thy gentle voice my spirit can cheer.”

Source : "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" by John Bartlett, 10th ed., 1919.
“I came from dinner, went downtown with my friends, the elevator was down, I ran down the hall toward my room at 10 at night, having had two glasses of wine.”
“We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus.”

Source : Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo (2012). “Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?”, p.185, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils.”
“I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow; And then I must scrub and bake and sweep Till the stars are beginning to blink and peep; And the young lie long and dream in their bed....”
“The people who complain the loudest about never having an opportunity in life are usually the ones who have no idea what they really want.”

Source : Dan Miller, Jared Angaza (2012). “Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate”, p.37, Thomas Nelson Inc
“Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.”
“When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting animals for zoos and for a long time that is what I wanted to do. Later when I was a teenager I had a fantastic English teacher called Mrs. Stafford. Her enthusiasm made me decide to be a writer.”

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