"On the whole, however, it is only out of pride or gross ignorance, or cowardice, that we refuse to see in the present the lineaments of times to come."

-- Marguerite Yourcenar

#Ignorance Quotes #Pride Quotes #Cowardice Quotes

“Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades.”
“Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties, and causes a kind of remissness and dissolution in all the powers of the soul.”
“The thing that keeps me awake at night is a nexus between terrorism and massive destruction...the possibility that a terrorist organization could either acquire a ready-made weapon or fabricate something improvised that would have a catastrophic effect for us.”
“I was the one who finally ended Daniel Bryan's career.”
“Hell is both sides of the tomb, and a devil may be respectable and wear good clothes.”
“We can never do the right thing as long as we are out to please someone else.”

Source : Alice Miller (2006). “The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting”, p.115, W. W. Norton & Company
“time past is not time gone, it is time accumulated with the host resembling the character in the fairytale who was joined along the route by more and more characters none of whom could be separated from one another or from the host, with some stuck so fast that their presence caused physical pain.”
“It is vital that each sister have visiting teachers,to convey a sense that she is needed, that someone loves and thinks about her. But equally important is the way the visiting teacher is able to grow in charity. By assigning our women to do visiting teaching, we give them the opportunity to develop the pure love of Christ, which can be the greatest blessing of their lives.”

Source : "Striving Together:". Ensign Interview, www.lds.org. March 1985.

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