"Keep quiet and say one's prayers-certainly not merely the best, but the only things to do if one would be truly happy; but, ashamed of asking when I have received so much, the only form of prayer I would use would be a form of thanksgiving."

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Source : Elizabeth von Arnim (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of Elizabeth von Arnim (Illustrated)”, p.164, Delphi Classics

Elizabeth von Arnim

#Prayer Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Asking Quotes

“You must believe a poem is a holy thing, a good poem, that is.”
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
“Youâ€™re going to tell me that last night shouldnâ€™t have happened.â€ No. Iâ€™m glad it happened. For too long, Iâ€™ve been telling myself that I could spend all this time with yo and flirt with you and not have it mean anything. It does mean something. You mean something to me. But Iâ€™m not in love with you.”
“But it takes a lot of money to live freely by the sea.”
“Consciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular.”
“I am not aware that payment, or even favors, however gracious, bind any man's soul and conscience in questions of highest morality and highest importance.”
“The deeper you get into Yoga you realize it is a spiritual practice. It's a journey I'm making. I'm heading that way.”
“I've never had a chance to go to the Finals, and I don't have a ring - and that would be the only thing that would get me to think about it.”

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