"For the man who thought he was Man there is no salvation."

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Italo Calvino

#Men Quotes #He Man Quotes #Salvation Quotes

“One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer.”
“Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.”
“He is an exceptional talent. I still think Diego Maradona is the best player I have ever seen but Messi is closing in fast. He's a wonderful sight in full flight and we are lucky to have him around.”
“We have such a long, familiar history with Peter Falk. The minute his mug is on that screen people smile”
“One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.”
“Most literary critics agree that fiction cannot be reduced to mere falsehood. Well-crafted protagonists come to life, ***** causes orgasms, and the pretense that life is what we want it to be may conceivably bring about the desired condition. Hence religious parables, socialist realism, Nazi propaganda. And if this story likewise crawls with reactionary supernaturalism, that might be because its author longs to see letters scuttling across ceilings, cautiously beginning to reify themselves into angels. For if they could only do that, then why not us?”

Source : William T Vollmann (2005). “Europe Central”, p.36, Penguin
“We know Manny [Pacquiao] is a living legend and a hall of fame for sure. He's one of the greatest fighters that has ever lived. For me, I have to go out there and be myself. I have the talent and the tools to win this fight - I just have to go out there and perform.”

Source : Source: www.boxinginsider.com
“whatever... you pretend... if any of you be a prayerless person, or a scoffer, or a lover of evil company (Proverbs 13:20), in a word, if you are not a holy, strict, and self-denying Christian, you cannot be saved." (Hebrews 12:14; Matthew 15:14).”

Source : "An Alarm to the Unconverted". Book by Joseph Alleine, 1671.

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