"Life is half spent before we know what it is."

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Source : George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.177

George Herbert

#Life Quotes #Bad Ass Quotes #Reality Quotes

“It's sobering to contemplate how much time, effort, sacrifice, compromise, and attention we give to acquiring and increasing our supply of something that is totally insignificant in eternity.”

Source : Anne Graham Lotz (2014). “Heaven: My Father's House”, p.71, Thomas Nelson Inc
“A great artist is never a closed subject, but this catalogue is a milestone production, as useful as it is beautiful.”
“At one point, early on, some public figures even asked whether it 'made sense' to rebuild New Orleans. Would you let your own mother die because it didn't make financial sense to spend the money to treat her, or because you were too busy to spend the time to heal her sick spirit?”
“Australia, Australia, we love you from the heart. The kidneys, the liver & the giblets too. And every other part.”
“I'm a biologist. At my core, I'm a naturalist.”
“Alex Riley does a lot of things for me. I teach him so many things.”
“He that hath truth on his side is a fool as well as a coward if he is afraid to own it because fo other mens's opinions.”
“The last step in parental love involves the release of the beloved; the willing cutting of the cord that would otherwise keep the child in a state of emotional dependence.”

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