#eli

Unless a person can give reasons, there is, literally, no reason why anyone else should take that person seriously. But without reasons, all we are left with is emotional blackmail. We sometimes call it 'moral blackmail,' but it has nothing to do with morals, only with the implied juvenile threat of having a tantrum unless everyone else gives in. ↗

— N.T. Wright

#church #discipleship #inspirational #religion #theology

Feeling a little blue in January is normal. ↗

— Marilu Henner

#feeling #january #little #normal

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish. ↗

— Brad Henry

#believe #believe in yourself #cannot #faith #fall

They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts. ↗

— Matthew Henry

#consequently #creature #most #relish #satisfaction

Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man's starving! ↗

— O. Henry

#business #family #love #man #nothing

The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes. ↗

— Herodotus

#belief #ears #eyes #lesser #men

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed. ↗

— Patrick Henry

#dear #family #give #i #indeed

We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe. ↗

— John Henry Newman

#believe #choose

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling. ↗

— Thierry Henry

#feeling #i #just #know #mine

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light. ↗

— David Hockney

#guillotine #heavy #just #light #like