#mo

Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#money

The Queen of Air and Darkness tilted back her head and laughed. A more ghastly sound I hope never to hear. ‘Do you think I care about these trifles?’ ‘Murder is no trifle, woman,’ Arthur said. ‘No? How many men have you killed, Great King? How many have you slain without cause? How many did you cut down that you might have spared? How many died because you in your battle-rage would not heed their pleas for mercy?’ The High King opened his mouth to speak, but could make no answer. ↗

— Stephen R. Lawhead

#arthurian #arthurian-legend #merlin #morgaine #morgan-le-fay

She'd been a hard taskmistress - How can you be a grown-up if you can't look after yourself? she'd challenged - but she had taught him what no Greek mother ever taught a son: the basic humdrum skills required for independence. ↗

— Alison Fell

#greece #greek-men #mother-son #men

But you've never drunk fresh blood. Have you?" Simon raised his eyebrows in response. "Well, aside from mine, of course," Jace said. "And I'm sure my blood is fan-tastic. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#quip #simon-lewis #responsibility

Blessed are the ones who find work worth their love and love worth their life :) ↗

— Srivyal Vuyyuri

#motivational #inspirational

It was like... it was like women were made to do that to men. Like men were made with a big soft spot, and no matter how tough they got they couldn't protect themselves there. Like maybe, when God took that rib from the man to make the woman, the way the priests told it from their Scripture books, He left a hole in the man. One that she could always slide into. And the man couldn't stop her doing it, either. ↗

— George Bryan Polivka

#men

misfortune is needed to plumb certain mysterious depths in the understanding of men; pressure is needed to explode the charge. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#men

Am I my brothers keeper? Yes I am my brothers keeper! All men are brothers! ↗

— Biblical

#world-harmony #world-peace #men

Sometimes the way to personal freedom seems scary - Take the first step to begin the release of doubt and fear. Each new step builds confidence. Breathe. Don't look back. ↗

— Sheila Burke

#motivational #success #freedom

Whatever you think you are, you are always bigger than that... ↗

— Gino Norris

#be #belief #goals #inspirational #motivation