#or

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest. ↗

— Lyman Abbott

#essence #faculty #highest #lord #man

I wonder sometimes what the memory of God looks like. Is it a palace of infinite rooms, a chest of many jeweled objects, a long, lonely landscape where each tree recalls an eon, each pebble the life of a man? Where do I live, in the memory of God? ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#memory #ponderings #life

Let go of your worries and focus only on the task at hand.The future will be what it will,and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true. ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#life #wisdom #worry #life

Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it. ↗

— Lance Bass

#out #spotlight #unfortunately #want #you

Failure is an option, fear is not. ↗

— James Cameron

#options #worthy #life

You want a piece of advice?" said Ripred. "Don't bother. I know what you'll say. The whole thing's stupid," said Gregor. "Quite the contrary. I was going to say that life is short. There are only a few good things in it, really. Don't pretend that one isn't happening." said Ripred. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#luxa #ripred #suzanne-collins #underland-chronicles #life

When you end up in a fight with someone, make sure you don’t carry the feeling next day because if you do so, you allow a part of yourself to remember ignoring and hating someone unimportant each time you wake up. ↗

— Ram Mohan

#hatred #ignore #life #wisdom #life

He continued with his research until he found a book entitled The Ultimate Dating Guide: How To Find The Perfect Girlfriend and Keep Them. He flipped through the contents and found the chapter called flirting with confidence. He took out a pen and notebook from his back pocket and scribbled some notes. Praise her body the book advised. Tell her you find her attractive. He decided he would record the key phrases and chose the right moment to recite these to Katie. He wrote you have come to bed eyes. Your eyes were the key to the soul and I like what I see ↗

— Annette J. Dunlea

#annette-j-dunlea #irish-writer #dating

Everything looks better with my eyes closed. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#life #poetic-theory #poetical #theory-of-life #life

I have the right to try to overcome the challenges in my own life, she continued fiercely. Who's to say that's not what makes as strong and decent? How much character and strength do you think someone who's never had any sorrow or loss of hardship possesses, My lord? ↗

— Joey W. Hill

#life