#eased

It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher. ↗

— George Whitefield

#gives #hearer #himself #makes #neither

As for the extraordinary operations of the Holy Ghost, such as working of miracles, or speaking with divers kinds of tongues, they are long since ceased. ↗

— George Whitefield

#divers #extraordinary #ghost #holy #holy ghost

For it pleased God, after he had made all things by the word of his power, to create man after his own image. ↗

— George Whitefield

#all things #create #god #had #his

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#always #ceased #emotions #love #people

You hear a lot of horror stories about proposing and things going horribly wrong - it went really, really well and I was really pleased when she said yes. ↗

— Prince William

#going #hear #horribly #horror #i

I am pleased that Prince Charles and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles have decided to take this important step. ↗

— Rowan Williams

#charles #decided #i #i am #important

I think a lot of it had to do with, you know, I was always a daddy's girl. I was always wanting to please him, and I think he was pleased when he'd walk past my room and I was listening to those records. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

#daddy #girl #had #him #i

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won. ↗

— Orville Wright

#coin #condition #could #decide #fastened

Government has never increased the standard of living of one single human being in civilization's history. For some reason that simple truth has evaded everybody. ↗

— Steve Wynn

#civilization #everybody #government #history #human

When I'm on stage the savage in me is released. It's like going back to being a cave man. It takes me six hours to come down after a show. ↗

— Angus Young

#back #being #cave #come #down