#vic

The nearer Christ comes to a heart, the more it becomes conscious of its guilt; it will then either ask for his mercy and find peace, or else it will turn against Him because it is not yet ready to give up its sinfulness. Thus He will separate the good from the bad, the wheat from the chaff. Man's reaction to this Divine Presence will be the test: either it will call out all the opposition of egotistic natures, or else galvanize them into a regeneration and a resurrection. ↗

— Fulton J. Sheen

#jesus #regeneration #sinfulness #life

Just remember that this relationship is based on mutual trust and respect, so never reveal your true self. ↗

— Betsy Lerner

#life

I admonish Your Majesty, as the woman who gave you life and loves you like no other, to behave always in a manner that safeguards your immortal soul. Seek God's glory in the Holy Land rather than your own, that I may see you in heaven if never again in France. ↗

— Sophie Perinot

#blanche-de-castile #louis-iv #motherhood #life

‎"Victory isn't defined by wins or losses. It is defined by effort. If you can truthfully say, 'I did the best I could, I gave everything I had,' then you're a winner. ↗

— Wolfgang Schadler

#victory #life

Right at this moment, I only want silence. I believe that the end of life is silence in the love people have for you. I've actually been running through what people have said about the end. Religion says that the end is one thing, because it serves their purpose. But great thinkers alike haven't always agreed. Shakespeare knew how to say it better than anyone else. Hamlet says 'The rest is silence.' And when you think of the noises of everyday life, you realize how particularly desirable that is. Silence. ↗

— Vincent Price

#horror #icon #victoria-price #vincent-price #life

Community service has become a patch for morality. You can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#image #morality #life

The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#life #things #victory #wealth #life

Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

#prejudice #racism #skin #victory #life

If other people don't meet your needs, you have to be willing to walk out, since in the end that may well be the only one way to protect your interests. ↗

— Richard Madsen

#life

But, in fact, a person's sexual choice is the result and sum of their fundamental convictions. Tell me what a person finds sexually attractive and I will tell you their entire philosophy of life. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#convictions #life #philosophy #sex #life