"My legal wife is to me dead; the only ecclesiastical authority I recognise pronounces me free; the attacks and threats of men do not disturb me. I am acting according to a clear conscience, and am doing hurt to no man. For my conduct, I will answer to my maker."

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Source : "William the Silent". Book by Frederic Harrison, p. 176, 1897.

William the Silent

#Hurt Quotes #Men Quotes #Wife Quotes

“My own mask stayed just where it ought. Iâ€™ve had lots of practice.”
“We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.”

Source : "Diaries of Evelyn Waugh" by Evelyn Waugh, (p. 786), 1976.
“If something seems possible, that's probably because someone is already doing it. When something seems that it can't possibly work, nobody tries it. Real innovation happens when someone tries anyway, overlooking an obvious flaw, and finds a way to make an idea work.”
“It is in our forgiveness of other peopleâ€™s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.”

Source : Alistair Begg (2009). “The Hand of God: Finding His Care in All Circumstances”, p.167, Moody Publishers
“There are many victories worse than a defeat.”
“God alone knows the future, but only an historian can alter the past.”
“I hope that my work makes a difference because I think that's why I do it.”
“The Irish people will only be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars”

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