"Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly. Be oppressed, rather than be an oppressor. Be gentle rather than zealous. Lay hold of goodness, rather than justice."

-- Isaac of Nineveh

#Spiritual Quotes #Justice Quotes #Zealous Quotes

“But, Christ, there's a difference between exotic and foreign, isn't there? Exotic means you know how to use your foreignness, or you make yourself a little foreign in order to appear exotic. Real foreign is a little scary, believe me.”
“I bought it, I read it, and I heeded its advice. I remain unabducted.”
“Every day when I get home from work, I feel so frustrated, my boss is a jerk.”
“I'm trying to sum up President Obama's first 11 months in office. He gave billions to Wall Street, cracked down on illegal immigrants getting health care, and he's sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. You know something, he may go down in history as our greatest Republican president ever.”
“A real flame of love is a subtle thing. It burns as a will-o'-the-wisp, dancing onward to fairy lands of delight. It roars as a furnace. Too often jealousy is the quality upon which it feeds.”
“If the fat people just gave the skinny people more food, we could all just eat... We could solve obesity and hunger at the same time.”
“Magic is not always serious or solemn. It is a joyous celebration and merging with the life-force.”

Source : Scott Cunningham (1985). “Magical Herbalism: The Secret Craft of the Wise”, p.9, Llewellyn Worldwide
“Edward smiled, I smiled, even Bernardo smiled. Olaf just looked sinister.”

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