#dl

Hebben katholieken ook niet een veel prettiger leven? In ieder geval een stuk luchtiger en onbezorgder. Aflaatjes, biechten, weesgegroetjes en een mens kan zonder schuldgevoel weer verder zondigen. ↗

— Judy Lohman

#men

affliction or grief to the children of men. (Lamentations 3:32-33) God's ↗

— Gerald Bridges

#men

Lucian's father had warned him to fear idle men. Without the pride gained from a good day's work, they were left to their vices and the doubts that crowded their head. Their hatred. Their envy. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#hatred #idle-men #work #men

It was the laughter of birthdays, of money found in an old pocket. ↗

— Ian Rankin

#money

Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ↗

— Frank Zappa

#boring #bunch #dates #deadlines #decorate

Kids: they dance before they learn “there is anything that isn’t music. ” —William Stafford ↗

— Steven Curtis Chapman

#music

I wonder if people will ever say, "Let's hear about Frodo and the Ring." And they'll say, "Yes, that's one of my favorite stories. Frodo was really courageous, wasn't he, Dad?" "Yes, m'boy, the most famousest of hobbits. And that's saying a lot. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#lord-of-the-rings #middle-earth #sam-gamgee #tolkien #courage

You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby - always be honest with yourself, know your own motives for what they are, good or bad, make your own decisions firmly and justly - and you will be a fine, strong character, of some real use in this muddled world of ours! ↗

— Enid Blyton

#decisions #firm #honesty #judgement #motives

Two people of similar nature can never get along, it takes two opposites to harmonize. ↗

— Ram Mohan

#friendly #getting-along #nature #opposites #people

Long time ago, many pre-human civilizations had developed so advanced into a level where most people today assume them simply as works of nature. ↗

— Toba Beta

#no-beginning #nature