"May we attribute to the color of the herbage and plants, which no doubt clothe the plains of Mars, the characteristic hue of that planet, which is noticeable by the naked eye, and which led the ancients to personify it as a warrior?"

-- Camille Flammarion

#Eye Quotes #Science Quotes #Warrior Quotes

“It's just that I've learned that somebody's appearance doesn't always match what's going on inside him. You can't look at a guy's face and see his demons.”
“The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with him, the more we want him. The more we taste of him, the more we enjoy him. And this transforms how we live and what we live for.”
“It was fun; you know, at this point in my life it's like, I want to do stuff that's meaningful.”
“[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them?”
“The state of your heart dictates whether you harbor a grudge or give grace, seek self-pity or seek Christ, drink human misery or taste God's mercy.”
“God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.”

Source : William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.22
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

Source : Tom Bodett (1985). “As Far As You Can Go Without a Passport: The View from the End of the Road : Comments and Comic Pieces”, Perseus Books
“the whole point of muck-raking, apart from all the jokes, is to try to do something about what you've been writing about. You may not be able to change the world but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”

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