"Grace is the outcome of inward harmony."

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

#Grace Quotes #Outcomes Quotes #Inward Quotes

“I've protected my protracted period of infancy. For many years. And I have no desire to become an adult.”
“There are a lot of snobs out there who disregard these books (romance novels), but they fulfil a need. I am happy and fulfilled in what I am doing and readers love them. And why not? They are harmless and they are fun.”
“I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. The record of racketeering is long.... Looking back on it, I feel I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three city districts. We Marines operated on three CONTINENTS”

Source : "War Is a Racket". Smedley Butler's speech in the U.S. (1933); later published as a book "War Is a Racket", www.businessinsider.com. 1935.
“I am slow to listen to criminations among friends, and never espouse their quarrels on either side. My sincere wish is that both sides will allow bygones to be bygones, and look to the present & future only.”
“They who pray with faith have fervour and fervour is the fire of prayer. This mysterious fire has the power of consuming all our faults and imperfections, and of giving to our actions, vitality, beauty and merit.”
“I see you. I will be careful with the places that hurt.”

Source : Eileen Wilks (2009). “Mortal Sins”, p.141, Penguin
“Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier.”
“I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality. This is the only way to achieve peace.”

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