"If you know yourself, then you'll not be harmed by what is said about you."

-- Sufyan al-Thawri

#Know Yourself Quotes #Said Quotes

“Do console your poor friend, who is so troubled to see his paintings so miserable, so sad, next to the radiant nature he has before his eyes!”
“I've always felt that any establishment that doesn't welcome me with open arms doesn't deserve my patronage.”

Source : Amy Plum (2012). “Until I Die: Number 2 in series”, p.52, Hachette UK
“Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.”
“In your life's defining moments there are two choices - you either step forward in faith and power or you step backward into fear.”
“I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)”
“The spiritual combat in which we kill our passions to put on the new man is the most difficult struggle of all. We must never weary of this combat, but fight the holy fight fervently and perseveringly.”
“Right now, with millions of Americans still out of work, and struggling to recover from the worst economic downturn since the great depression, with 40 million Americans dealing with student loans, with millions of people working full-time at minimum wage and still living in poverty, with the big banks getting bigger and the workers getting poorer, and seniors struggling to make ends meet, Republicans in Washington have decided the most important thing for them to focus on is how to deny women access to birth control.”
“Contempt mates well with pity.”

Source : Gloria Naylor (2017). “Linden Hills: A Novel”, p.26, Open Road Media

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