#ma

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference. ↗

— Karl Von Clausewitz

#intended #man #principles #provide #reference

As long as man labors for a physical existence, though an act of necessity almost, he is yet natural; it is life, though that of this world, for which he instinctively works. ↗

— Jones Very

#almost #existence #instinctively #labors #life

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief. ↗

— Immanuel Kant

#had #i #knowledge #make #order

Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations. ↗

— Alan Watts

#badly #between #comparisons #constellations #into

Christians were instructed to serve others, and the thanksgiving was for the grace of God and the fact that God offered a way for man to return to a positive relationship with Him. ↗

— John Clayton

#fact #god #grace #him #instructed

While some dismiss the Bible as a dusty old book, I view its pages as portals to adventure. Not only is the book chock-full of clever plots and compelling stories, but it’s laced with historical insights and literary beauty. When I open the Scripture, I imagine myself exploring an ancient kingdom . . . With every encounter, I learn something new about their life journeys and am reminded that the Bible is more than a record of the human quest for God: it’s the revelation of God’s quest for us.” - Scouting the Divine ↗

— Margaret Feinberg

#margaret-feinberg #scouting-the-divine #beauty

A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as you breathe. ↗

— Georges Clemenceau

#acting #action #anything #before #believe

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself. ↗

— Georges Clemenceau

#himself #i #interesting #know #life

We can't return to the 19th century, draw up our drawbridges and say, we don't have anything to do with each other, Germany will not work with the Netherlands, the UK will not work with France. That's ludicrous. We are condemned to work with each other. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#anything #century #condemned #draw #each

I know nothing about sex, because I was always married. ↗

— Zsa Zsa Gabor

#always #because #i #know #married