"There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence."

-- John Calvin

#Confidence Quotes #Block Quotes #Christian Inspirational Quotes

“The fountain of love is the rose and the lily, the sun and the dove.”
“I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.”
“We need to be the authors of our own life.”
“Isn't the whole idea behind the massive regulation and regimentation of American industry and society the notion that individuals should be forced to behave in ways defined by a small governmental elite?”
“For the flowers are great blessings. For the Lord made a Nosegay in the meadow with his disciples and preached upon the lily. For the flowers have great virtues for all senses. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For the flowers have their angels even the words of God's creation. For there is a language of flowers. For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.”

Source : Christopher Smart (2016). “Routledge Revivals: The Collected Poems of Christopher Smart (1949): Volume One”, p.320, Routledge
“We are stronger than we've credited ourselves to be. We have been the victims and the witnesses. We have said a lifetime of good-byes.”

Source : Lauren DeStefano (2013). “Sever”, p.338, Simon and Schuster
“I don't really use the Internet or the newspapers to find out about people.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Whoever invented marriage was an ingenious tormentor. It is an institution committed to the dulling of the feelings. The whole point of marriage is repetition. The best it aims for is the creation of strong, mutual dependencies.”

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