A Quotes
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“A sacrament--like marriage--means living a life better than your natural instincts, so that you're modeling God. And God never gives up.”
Source: Handle with Care: A Novel
“A sacramental understanding of the world is simply a shorthand way of describing the psalmist’s claim that "The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it" (Ps. 24:1), echoed in Paul’s claim that in the Creator God "we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28).”
Source: Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
“A sacred burden is this life ye bear,
Look on it, lift it, bear it solemnly,
Stand up and walk beneath it steadfastly;
Fail not for sorrow, falter not for sin,
But onward, upward, till the goal ye win.”
“A sacred cow, unexamined, feeds itself and produces a whole lot of bullshit. And nobody wants that, except the people who profit by selling you bullshit. Those are the people who try to tell you that examining or criticizing the sacred cow is taboo.”
Source: Bad Choices Make Good Stories - Finding Happiness in Los Angeles
“A sacred illness is one that educates us and alters us from the inside out, provides experiences and therefore knowledge that we could not possibly achieve in any other way, and aligns us with a life path that is, ultimately, of benefit to ourselves and those around us.”
“A sacred pride should grip us of not being satisfied with the mediocre but to strive (for we can do it, if we want to) with the exertion of all our strength to attain the highest. Let us scorn what is of this earth, let us ignore what is of heaven, let us leave absolutely everything worldly behind us in order to hasten to the abode out of this world, in the proximity of the sublime deity. We do not need to think of stepping back. Of being satisfied with second rank, let us strive for dignity and glory. To attain the highest.”
“A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.”
Source: The works of Alexander Hamilton: comprising his correspondence, and his political and official writings, exclusive of the Federalist, civil and military. Published from the original manuscripts deposited in the Department of State, by order of the Joint Library Committee of Congress
“A sacred sexual spiritual partnership is essentially what at core, if not many, all of us, are searching for, or have searched for at some point in time, in ourselves, or in another.”
Source: Learning To Love: And The Power of Sacred Sexual Spiritual Partnerships
“A sacred wandering awakens you. It connects you to your authentic self. It can empower you to find your voice. To enlarge your vision. To nurture your soul. To create healthy boundaries. To bravely try something new.”
Source: Sacred Wandering: Growing Your Faith In The Dark
“A sacred wandering is a wilderness journey. You can find yourself in the midst of life transitions. Major upheavals. A career change. Soul searching. Infertility. Relocation. Illness. Depression. Divorce. Loss of a loved one. Unemployment. Returning to school. The empty nest.”
Source: Sacred Wandering: Growing Your Faith In The Dark
“A sacred way of life connects us to the people and places around us. That means that a sacred economy must be in large part a local economy, in which we have multidimensional, personal relationships with the land and people who meet our needs, and whose needs are met in turn.”
Source: Sustainable [R]evolution: Permaculture in Ecovillages, Urban Farms, and Communities Worldwide
“A sacrifice ever remembered.
Never forgotten.
Another day we live.
A sacrifice for you. Only for you.
And so shall it be,
For evermore.
Paviamma”
Source: The Heart of Betrayal
“A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it”
“A sacrifice is not about expecting God to break the bond you have with another person. You make the sacrifice on your own because God is more important than the bond.”
“A sacrifice is not convenient. If it is something we can easily do, then it is not a sacrifice.”
“A Sacrifice Made out of Love of Country is a Sacred Gift.”
Source: Flight of the Forgotten: A True Story of Heroism and Betrayal
“A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness.”
“A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, must empty ourselves.”
“A sad fact in life is that you cannot have winners without losers, no matter what you do, it's up to you to make out which one you are.”
“A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.”
“A sad figure (Bush) ' not too well educated, who doesn't get out of America much. He's leading the country towards Fascism.”
“A sad goodbye is a reminder of the potential in every hello.”
“a sad Italian history of corruption by local leaders and exploitation by foreign dominators, all of which has generally led Italians to draw the seemingly accurate conclusion that nobody and nothing in this world can be trusted. Because the world is so corrupted, misspoken, unstable, exaggerated and unfair, one should trust only what one can experience with one's own senses, and this makes the senses stronger in Italy than anywhere in Europe.”
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
“A sad kind of contentment had settled within me.
Love was filling in the cracks.”
Source: The Girl Wrapped in Shadows
“A sad man, is man with the lights turned off.”
“A sad, plangent music. In the British camp, Sharpe thought, they would be singing, but no one was singing here.”
Source: Sharpe's Triumph
“A sad smile crossed her face, and I knew right then what she was trying to tell me. Her eyes never left mine as she finally said the words that numbed my soul. I'm dying, Landon.”
“A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.”
“A sad soul needs an infinite horizon which can throw all his sorrow into the silence of the eternal emptiness!”
“A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and folly. If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space.”
“A sad tale's best for winter. I have one of sprites and goblins.”
“A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.”
“A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end it was never bound to be, and you just have to let go.”
“A sad truth of human nature is that it is hard to care for people when they are abstractions, hard to care when it is not you or somebody close to you. Unless the world community can stop finding ways to dither in the face of this monstrous threat to humanity those words Never Again will persist in being one of the most abused phrases in the English language and one of the greatest lies of our time.”
Source: An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography
“A sad, wise valor is the brave complexion.”
Source: The Temple: And the Country Parson
“A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.”
“A sadhak (one who does spiritual practice) will not have time to indulge in gossip. They will not feel like talking to anyone in a harsh manner. Those who always indulge in faultfinding will never achieve spiritual progress. Do not harm anyone by thoughts, words or deeds. Be compassionate towards all beings. Ahimsa (nonviolence) is the highest dharma (duty).”
“A sadly bewildered nobleman left the room.”
“A safe and inclusive society is worthless if a person cannot speak their mind. Censorship and manufactured outrage are the problem and not the solution.”
Source: Two Princes And A King: A Concise Review of Three Political Assassinations
“A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in developing countries.”
“A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for anything in particular you don't find it, but something falls out at the back that is often more interesting.”
“A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.”
Source: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
“A safe person genuinely wants the very best for you, and shows great respect and confidence in you, your intuition, wisdom, and ability to heal.”
“A safe pleasure is a tame pleasure.”
Source: The Love Books of Ovid
“A safe rule where Jewish propaganda is concerned is to multiply or divide their figures by ten, at least, before accepting them as the basis for discussion.”
“A safe space for freedom will always feel like a danger zone to those accustomed to a safe space for feelings.”
“A safe stronghold our God is still. A trusty shield and weapon.”
“A safe, affordable and plentiful supply of food is a national security issue.”
“A safety net for the poor indeed requires some level of income redistribution.”
“A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn't believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.”
Source: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life