#be

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#become #cities #corrupt #europe #get

All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#beauty #charm #diversity #leo-tolstoy #beauty

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light. ↗

— Walter Scott

#each #fair #light #pleasing #slumbers

Forgiveness is beautiful and it feels good when someone gives that gift to you. But it’s one thing for someone you wronged to forgive you. It was another to forgive yourself. ↗

— Kristen Ashley

#forgiveness #beauty

I shall endeavour still further to prosecute this inquiry, an inquiry I trust not merely speculative, but of sufficient moment to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind. ↗

— Edward Jenner

#beneficial #endeavour #essentially #further #hope

I remember one of my last shows, the Final Jeopardy! clue was something like 'These two boys' names are top 10 boys' names in the U.S., they both end with the same letter, and they're both names of Jesus' apostles.' Now, obviously that's not a knowable fact. ↗

— Ken Jennings

#both #clue #end #fact #final

I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist. ↗

— Peter Jennings

#because #faith #i #i am #journalist

The best thing I know between France and England is the sea. ↗

— Douglas William Jerrold

#between #england #france #i #know

Chet loved artists. He did. But he was caught up in the system. He had two hats. He had to have 'em because he did two things: he was an artist, and he was an executive. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

#artists #because #caught #chet #did

For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities. ↗

— Derrick Jensen

#because #become #deplorable #each #especially