#ido

Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family or other resources. The office of deacon was instituted initially to address this pressing need. ↗

— Carolyn Custis James

#biblical #church #deacon #widows #women

The best fighter is never angry. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#anger-management #ataraxy #bushido #inner-peace #martial-arts

Thalia had been turned into a pine tree when she was 12. Me... well, i was doing my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if i were ever in the verge of death—plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#poseidon #thalia #death

I was in misery, and misery is the state of every soul overcome by friendship with mortal things and lacerated when they are lost. Then the soul becomes aware of the misery which is its actual condition even before it loses them. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#disillusionment #idolatry #friendship

And you are the girl's bitch, forever. ↗

— Alison Goodman

#eona #forever #funny #ido #yuso

I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch. ↗

— Wilford Brimley

#i #partner #ranch #seven #sons

Funny how a little sleep, a little makeup, and a lot of contemplating can make you feel like a different person - a stronger version of yourself. ↗

— Anna Banks

#of-poseidon #quote #funny

I will call Guido if i need to ↗

— Amanda Stephan

#funny #guido #humor #laughing #funny

I was in love with Scott Bennett. That I had been in love with him my whole life, practically. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#meg-cabot #teen-idol #thatsaquote #life

Percy?" Annabeth gripped his arm. "Oh, bad," he muttered. "Bad. Bad." He looked across the table at Frank and Hazel. "You guys remember Polybotes?" "The giant who invaded Camp Jupiter," Hazel said. "The anti-Poseidon you whacked in the head with a Terminus statue. Yes, I think I remember ↗

— Rick Riordan

#camp-jupiter #hazel-levesque #heroes-of-olympus #humor #percy-jackson