#accord

I was accorded the opportunity to learn by failing - albeit at the cost of a few honourable teachers' sanity - and now I realise what a rare and incredible luxury that is. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#albeit #cost #failing #few #honourable

Until the building of Solomon's temple the unity of worship according to it had, properly speaking, never had any existence; and, moreover, it is easy to read between the lines that even after that date it was more a pious wish than a practical demand. ↗

— Julius Wellhausen

#after #any #between #building #date

The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#ability #according #does #our #stomach

It is our happiness to live under the government of a PRINCE who is satisfied with ruling according to law; as every other good prince will - We enjoy under his administration all the liberty that is proper and expedient for us. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#administration #enjoy #every #expedient #good

The Home Guards are required to come in at once and deliver up their arms, those who fail to do so will be regarded as enemies of the Government and treated accordingly. ↗

— John H. Morgan

#arms #come #deliver #fail #government

The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#come #countries #data #imf #investment

True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not subject to outside coercion. ↗

— Corliss Lamont

#acting #altogether #capacity #character #coercion

The way of the Creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the Great Harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#change #comes #creative #creative works #destiny

Where might is mixed with wit, there is too good an accord in a government. ↗

— Elizabeth I

#good #government #might #mixed #too

Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it's not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don't want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it's not unhealthy, so I'm going to rock with it. ↗

— Rihanna

#actually #body #book #comfortable #curves