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Commemoration of Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862 Commemoration of Bonaventure, Franciscan Friar, Bishop, Peacemaker, 1274 Outward as well as inward morality helps to form the idea of a true Christian freedom. We are right to lay stress on inwardness, but in this world there is no inwardness without an outward expression.
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Topic: Adversity
Author: Lord Byron
There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased, The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured.
Topic: Prophecy
What's the good of a home if you are never in it?
Topic: Home
Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.
Topic: Literary
Author: John LeCarre
Now I will show myself To have more of the serpent than the dove; That is--more knave than fool.
Topic: Knavery
You miss 100% of the shots you never take.
Topic: Hockey
For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.
Topic: Eating
Author: Bible
Experience join'd with common sense, To mortals is a providence.
Topic: Experience
The secret of love is seeking variety in your life together, and never letting routine chords dull the melody of your romance. -Unknown love quote.
Topic: Love
When we can't dream any longer, we die.
Author: Goldman Emma
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
Author: Aaron Burr
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.
Topic: Perfection
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Topic: Courage
Author: Bible
Your bounty is beyond my speaking; But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you.
There is no greater grief than to remember days of joy when misery is at hand.
Topic: Misery
Author: Dante
I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
Topic: The sexes
Love truth, but pardon error.
Topic: Love
I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper. -- Gary Cooper, on his decision to not take the leading role in Gone With The Wind.
Author: Gary Cooper
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
Author: Aristotle