#eva

The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the heart is capable; it is the highest degree of prayer. The souls that have reached this point are truly the heart of the Church. ↗

— Edith Stein

#church #degree #devotion #elevation #gift

The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical. ↗

— Alexander Duff

#ceases #church #evangelical #soon #which

The enemies of freedom will not prevail. ↗

— Bill Frist

#prevail #will

Marriage, like money, is still with us; and, like money, progressively devalued. ↗

— Robert Graves

#devalued #like #money #progressively #still

A daydream is an evasion. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#evasion

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick. ↗

— Jeremy Paxton

#because #been #beyond #characteristic #economic

I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them. ↗

— Harry Reid

#around #born #called #dad #desert

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate. ↗

— John Malkovich

#animal #beautiful #celebrate #close #magnificent

'Through the times I've gone through the last couple of weeks - and I'm still trying to help a friend - I got attacked pretty hard through the media, and it hurt and it was devastating, but I really found out who was with me and who was there for me. ↗

— Michael Irvin

#couple #devastating #found #friend #gone

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. ↗

— Washington Irving

#elevates #enters #fills #inclinations #into