#delight

Forgive me, Lord, if ever I should wrap myself in pharisiac robes when I see another fall In no way am I greater because of another’s weakness. At the most it only turns the eyes of the crowd away from my own frailty. Few of us would ever think of hurting someone physically but too many times we have used the power of "talk" to kill. Here, Lord, take these stones I hold. ↗

— Glenna Oldham

#the-sisters #the-warrior-series #warriors-of-the-cross #forgiveness

I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not. ↗

— Henry Alford

#bright #dark #delight #hopes #i

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#delightful #i #merely #out #simply

The Indians gave up the land of their own free will, and for it received brass kettles, blankets, guns, shirts, flints, tobacco, rum and many trinkets in which their simple hearts delighted. ↗

— Patrick Gordon

#brass #delighted #free #free will #gave

It is also very engaging - and a delight - to go back to Bangladesh as often as I can, which is not only my old home, but also where some of my closest friends and collaborators live and work. ↗

— Amartya Sen

#back #bangladesh #closest #closest friends #collaborators

An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish to have the most active part in it. ↗

— John Paul Jones

#always #blood #continue #delight #first

I always think that the most delightful thing about traveling is to always be running into Americans and to always feel at home. ↗

— Anita Loos

#always #delightful #feel #home #i