"Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more taste the blessings of freedom"

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Source : Justin G. Turner, Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln (1972). “Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters”, Random House Inc

Mary Todd Lincoln

#Blessing Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Justice Quotes

“There are as many mediocrities exalted through pity as masters decried through envy.”
“I look at the NBA as a football game without the helmet.”
“I don't have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business.”
“The prayer preceding all prayers is 'May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.'”
“Jesus sees our sin more clearly than anyone, yet He loves us more than anyone.”

Source : Twitter post from Mar 21, 2013
“Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have nervous energy. But as you perform, the nervous energy dissipates and you start to relax and you start to do what you do best.”
“Don't hoard the past. Don't cherish anything. Burn it. The artist is the phoenix who burns to emerge.”
“A person who thought he knew everything simply didnâ€™t understand how much there was to know.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.546, Random House Books for Young Readers

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