"I rejoice that the reign of Christ is such, while it thrills the soul with emotions, and opens before the highest intellect the most ooundless conceptions, we are left at the same time ready, though our hearts be thrilled, to have our hands filled for deeds of benevolence and love. The happiest moments may be the busiest moments."

-- Matthew Simpson

#Heart Quotes #Hands Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.”

Source : Fran Lebowitz (2011). “The Fran Lebowitz Reader”, p.23, Vintage
“I have gone into yesterday and tomorrow and both were as real as today -- which is like the dreams of ghosts!”
“Everything is so sad and so wonderful.”

Source : "Cloris Leachman: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 1, 2009.
“War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of the human spirit.”

Source : "The Great War for Civilization". Book by Robert Fisk, 2005.
“If all I ever wrote about was inner city freaks, I think it would be dishonest.”
“Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you wonder how you'll get through this new heartbreak, just think back. Remember all you've been through in the past. And how each time you swore, you'd never get through it. But you did. And look where you're at now. This too shall pass!”
“It's hard being left behind. (...) It's hard to be the one who stays.”

Source : Audrey Niffenegger (2014). “The Time Traveler's Wife”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

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