"In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with me as you see fit. That is your right. Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price. You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple."

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Source : Ellis Peters (2016). “Brother Cadfael: The Complete Chronicles”, p.3605, Head of Zeus Ltd

Ellis Peters

#Regret Quotes #Simple Quotes #Done Quotes

“It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.”
“Maybe the reason faith is called faith is because seeing doesn't lead to belief, but belief transforms the way we see.”
“A good creative-writing teacher can save a good writer a lot of time.”
“I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God.... I just make it my business to persevere in His holy presence... My soul has had an habitual, silent, secret conversation with God.”
“Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.”
“I think everyone should do what they love because it will never feel like work that way.”
“Where money is an idol, to be poor is a sin.”

Source : William Stringfellow (2006). “Dissenter in a Great Society: A Christian View of America in Crisis”, p.40, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.”

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