"Familiarity seems to breed contempt"

-- Hunter S. Thompson

#Contempt Quotes #Familiarity Quotes

“The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.”

Source : Richard Sibbes (2015). “Complete Works of Richard Sibbes: (7 Volume Set)”, p.2041, Titus Books
“it just breaks / a man's heart, watching / a girl so involved with her life, / without him like that.”

Source : Michelle Tea (2004). “The Beautiful: Collected Poems”, Manic d Press
“It takes real courage to do battle in the unspectacular task. We always listen for the applause of our co-workers. He is courageous who plods on, unlettered and unknown.... In the last analysis it is this courage, developing between man and his limitations, that brings success.”
“One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own joke.”
“Every time I see a bluebird, I say, well, hey, all this hard work is all worth while.”
“Why don't you slip into something more comfortable? Like a coma.”
“There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall, Where the dear Lord was crucified, Who died to save us all.”

Source : 1848 'There is a Green Hill Far Away'
“The universe is random. It's not inevitable. It's simple chaos. It's subatomic particles in endless, aimless collision. That's what science teaches us, but what is this saying? What is it telling us, when on the very night that this man's daughter dies, it's me who's having a drink with him? How can that be random?”

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