"The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self."

-- Novalis

#Knowledge Quotes #Men Quotes #Self Quotes

“I do for one full hour non-stop of 2,000 sit ups and then 6 sets of leg rise.”
“Hoyt was by himself right under one of the portable lights rigged up for the occasion. He had his hands thrust in his pockets, and he looked more serious than Iâ€™d ever seen him. There was something strange about the sight, and after a second I figured out why. It was one of the few times Iâ€™d ever seen Hoyt alone.”
“Being poor is a frame of mind.”
“March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice.”
“No one is more conventional than a woman who is falling out of love.”
“Working-class families in the north of England used to hear the 1611 Bible regularly at church and at home ... for us, the language didn't seem too difficult. I especially liked 'the quick and the dead' - you really get a feel for the difference if you live in a house with mice and a mousetrap.”
“This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the problem with school lunch right now - are getting sugar, fat, empty calories - lots of calories - but no nutrition.”
“God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though itâ€™s not necessary for them to be good, itâ€™s essential for them to appear good.”

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