#witness

There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us. ↗

— Sophocles

#conscience #dwells #powerful #terrible #us

No man ever did, nor ever shall, truly go forth to convert the nations, nor to prophesy in the present state of witnesses against Antichrist, but by the gracious inspiration and instigation of the Holy Spirit of God. ↗

— Roger Williams

#antichrist #convert #did #ever #forth

Do you know how marriage was defined in ancient Greece? Noel said in a calmer tone. Its really simple. A virgin goes to mans house with the family gathered as witnesses. The virgin and the man share a fire, a meal, and a bed. If the girl wasn't a virgin in the morning, then the couple was considered married. That's it ↗

— Josephine Angelini

#couple #family #girl #marriage #witnesses

In crises, the old is dying and the new has not been born. Hence, the revolts we are witnessing in Egypt and Tunisia, which may yet extend to other countries in the region, are full of uncertainties. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

#born #countries #crises #dying #egypt

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. ↗

— George Orwell

#bound #disregard #fair #fair play #hatred

Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#life #parent #witness #life

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#holocaust #war #witness #wit

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#been #committed #consequence #errors #failures

We've had Town Hall meetings, we've witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the President's health care bill. And the bottom line is the people don't like this bill. They don't want it. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#american #american people #bill #bottom #bottom line

My affection for Taiwan... is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am a son-in-law of Taiwan. I am half Taiwanese. ↗

— Jackie Chan

#am #everyone #half #i #i am