Giving Quotes - Page 381

No man has ever yet discovered the way to give friendly advice to any woman, not even to his own wife.

He must have been handsome when he was alive and was handsome still, although made monstrous by his pallor and her awareness of what he was. His mouth looked soft, his cheekbones as sharp as blades, and his jaw curved, giving him an off-kilter beauty. His black hair a mad forest of dirty curls.

Books written out of fire give me a great deal of pleasure. You get the sense that the world for these writers could not have continued if the book hadn't been written. When you come across a book like that it is a privilege.

In the morning of like, work; in the midday, give counsel; in the evening, pray.

If I had to give a definition of happiness, it would be this: happiness needs nothing but itself; it doesn’t have to be validated.

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!

At Epidaurus, in the stillness, in the great peace that came over me, I heard the heart of the world beat. I know what the cure is: it is to give up, to relinquish, to surrender, so that our little hearts may beat in unison with the great heart of the world.

Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense.

Luxury possibly may contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.

The state, it cannot too often be repeated, does nothing, and can give nothing, which it does not take from somebody.

If we want other people to give us something that only God can give, we become a demon. We say, "Love me!" and before you know it we become violent and demanding and manipulative. It's so important that we keep forgiving one another - not once in a while, but every moment of life.

And I also see how this body influences external images: it gives back movement to them.

A motel is where you give up good dollars for bad quarters.

The Lord is no respector of persons, and will give success to all who work for it. If l can only impress upon the minds of the youth of Zion the eloquence, the inexpressible eloquence of work, I shall feel fully repaid.

I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge.

Our religious faith gives us the answer to the false beliefs of Communism... I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose.

Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, On the one hand on the other.

It's wrong for someone to confiscate your money, give it to someone else, and call that "compassion."

I am a man who perceives life in a certain way, a man who rejects things that defecate on humankind, who rejects anything that will not give people room for dissent.

It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature.

Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give.

The possible redemption from the predicament of irreversibility - of being unable to undo what one has done - is the faculty of forgiving.

If you give someone Fortran, he has Fortran. If you give someone Lisp, he has any language he pleases

My philosophy is "Where is it written that at 40 you give up all your toys?" If I'm still having a great time doing something, I'm going to keep on doing it.

A 'treat' is different from a 'reward', which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that we give to ourselves just because we want it. Treats give us greater vitality, which boosts self-control, which helps us maintain our healthy habits.