#being

Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

#being #believe #desire #directly #disposes

I might be needy, competitive and desperate but it's far better than being wet. ↗

— Jenny Eclair

#better #competitive #desperate #far #i

A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don't know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there. ↗

— Meister Eckhart

#being #cover #covering #depths #forty

Reed College required a thesis for a Bachelor's degree. Normally a Bachelor's is sort of like being stamped 'Prime US Beef.' They just walk you through, hand out the diplomas and you fill in your name later on. ↗

— David Eddings

#beef #being #college #degree #diplomas

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. ↗

— Michael Ende

#beings #beliefs #better #comes #controlling

Believe me, you can get into a lot of trouble being sixteen years old in a foreign country with no adult telling you when to come home. ↗

— Cameron Diaz

#being #believe #come #country #foreign

Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#any #because #being #came #certainly

There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

#being rich #between #deal #difference #earning

I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything. ↗

— Roma Downey

#balancing #bedtime #being #demands #i

Furthermore, the slaves cannot be put into a more wretched situation, ourselves being judges, and the community cannot take a more lively step to escape ruin, and obtain the smiles and protection of Heaven. ↗

— Samuel Hopkins

#cannot #community #escape #furthermore #heaven