L Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with L. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Lay siege to your sins, and starve them out by keeping away the food and fuel which is their maintenance and life.”
Source: The practical works of Richard Baxter: with a life of the author and a critical examination of his writings by William Orme
“Lay silently the injuries you receive upon the altar of oblivion.”
“Lay the burden at the feet of the Savior.”
“Lay the knife at the tips of your fingers," Rob commanded. "So close you can feel the blade against your skin. Then cut the shadow away."
Jared had been silent in her head. Now Kami turned her mind to his and let his thoughts and feelings flow through her.
Kami, please, please wait just another moment, Jared begged, I'll save you, and later I'll be better, I'll do anything you want, be anything you want me to be. Please don't do it.”
Source: Unspoken
“Lay the past at the cross, Live the present and proclaim the future.”
“Lay then the axe to the root, and teach governments humanity. It is their sanguinary punishments which corrupt mankind.”
“Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.”
Source: The Duchess of Malfi: John Webster
“Lay ye down the golden chain From Heaven, and pull at its inferior links Both Goddesses and Gods.”
“Lay your life down. Your heartbeats cannot be hoarded. Your reservoir of breaths is draining away. You have hands, blister them while you can. You have bones, make them strain - they can carry nothing in the grave. You have lungs, let them spill with laughter.”
Source: Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent
“Lay your sleeping head, my love …”
“Lay your sleeping head, my love, Human on my faithless arm.”
“Lay your wishes aside for a spell, and look deep into what you believe about yourself. Make sure your beliefs about your own life are anchored in greatness, in holiness, in worth, in grace, in joy, in excitement -in internal certainties rather than external circumstances. Because that belief? That's where you're heading, no matter what it may look like on the outside.”
“Layaknya pertemuan, Tuhan selalu bertanggung jawab terhadap perpisahan
Karena itulah Dia menciptakan rindu dan do’a untuk melangitkan nama-nama
Kita tak punya kuasa memaku waktu, namun bisa memajang kenangan dalam gambar-gambar
Menyulap runtutan cerita menjadi rentetan aksara
Tidak ada kisah yang sempurna, karena pertemuan dicipta agar manusia bisa memaknai
Bahwa di Semesta yang luas ini masing-masing kita hanya potogan-potongan puzle yang membutuhkan potongan-potongan jiwa lain untuk melengkapi
Sedih, Bahagia, Canda, Tawa, Susah, senang
Begitulah cara semesta bekerja dalam meramu setiap kisah anak manusia”
“Layer by layer art strips life bare.”
Source: Posthumous Papers of a Living Author
“Layer upon layer it comes, dense and rich within the texts, echo upon echo, allusion and resonance tumbling over one another, so that for those with ears to hear it becomes un-missable, a crescendo of questions to which in the end there can be only one answer. Why are you speaking like this? Are you the one who is to come? Can anything good come out of Nazareth? What sign can you show us? Why does he eat with tax-collectors and sinners? Where did this man get all this wisdom? How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Who are you? Why do you not follow the traditions? Do the authorities think he’s the Messiah? Can the Messiah come from Galilee? Why are you behaving unlawfully? Who then is this? Aren’t we right to say that you’re a Samaritan and have a demon? What do you say about him? By what right are you doing these things? Who is this Son of Man? Should we pay tribute to Caesar? And climactically: Are you the king of the Jews? What is truth? Where are you from? Are you the Messiah, the son of the Blessed One? Then finally, too late for answers, but not too late for irony: Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us! If you’re the Messiah, why don’t you come down from that cross?
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And Jesus had his own questions. Who do you say I am? Do you believe in the Son of Man? Can you drink the cup I’m going to drink? How do the scribes say that the Messiah is David’s son? Couldn’t you keep watch with me for a single hour? And finally and horribly: My God, my God, why did you abandon me?
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The reason there were so many questions, in both directions, was that–as historians have concluded for many years now–Jesus fitted no ready-made categories”
Source: Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters – An Exploration of the Disturbing, Urgent, and Breathtaking Message of Christ
“Layer upon layer, Italy's storied past unfolds in Robert Kaster's captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads. I cannot imagine a more perfect guide to such a rich trove of ancient and modern memories. Illuminating, erudite, entertaining, and evocative.”
“Layering and changeability: this is the key, the combination that is worked into most of my buildings. Occupying one of these buildings is like sailing a yacht; you modify and manipulate its form and skin according to seasonal conditions and natural elements, and work with these to maximize the performance of the building.”
“Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.”
“Layers are not difficult for me. You have the luxury of takes, so if you feel like, say, you did not take in the fact that your aunt is across the way in one take, you do it again and try to add that piece.”
“Layin niggas so flat, homies think you plankin',
Only realize you dead when the corpse start stankin'.”
“Laying a hand on his heart, she timed its beats to her own. And knew the truest magic was there.”
Source: Nora Roberts' Three Sisters Island Trilogy
“Laying aside gendered assumptions, I could start over and ask, "Why would there be more revolts on ships where there were more women?" The answer was immediately obvious to me: the people who regulated this business, developed slave ship operating procedures, and actually ran the ships, kept women mostly unchained, on deck, and near the weapons.”
“Laying complements next to each other makes them scintillating, but mixing them produces a 'muddy' rendering of each color. The mud is good stuff.”
“Laying down what we want to protect or are afraid of losing or are terrified we will never have is not the same thing as losing those things. It is surrendering them. It is opening up our clenched hand around them and allowing God access to them and to us. It is actually saying yes to God for them. Yes to his plan. Yes to his way. It is believing that just as his ways are higher than the heavens are above the earth, so his way for the things we fear is higher. This God of ours is a God of life, of goodness. He is the God of the Resurrection. We lay down our fear. We pick up Jesus. He is the only way we can live beyond fear. He is the Way.”
Source: Becoming Myself: Embracing God's Dream of You
“Laying down your life for your friend(s) is the worlds highest honor as one put aside their own life, their own family and their future for their friends with no reservations, second thoughts or regrets. Imagine what you can conquer in this world if you had this built inside of you”
“Laying in a hammock, darkness surrounds me.”
Source: Hugs & Kisses
“Laying in bed, taking my meds and thinking to myself: "How could I die without hurting anyone?" Well, sadly, that's not possible! I'll only be passing my pain to another person I care about.
Thinking of what tomorrow holds and what the past has done, it just feels like a nightmare I can't escape.
Maybe that's what I need, escaping reality, running from people and pain and simply be alone...”
“Laying off millions of USA employees causes them to lose their health insurance, leading to medical bills of tens of thousands of dollars for those unlucky enough to contract the serious symptoms of COVID-19.”
“Laying on the floor and listening to music might be all the therapy that you need.”
“Laying out grounds may be considered a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting.”
Source: Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth (Including Their Thoughts On Poetry Principles and Secrets): Collections of Poetry which marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature, including poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Dungeon, The Nightingale, Dejection: An Ode
“Laying out grounds... may be considered as a liberal art, in some sort like poetry and painting.... it is to assist Nature in moving the affections... the affections of those who have the deepest perception of the beauty of Nature.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Wordsworth (Illustrated)
“Laying siege to enemy-controlled cities allows attacking armies to keep their own casualties low by avoiding urban combat.”
“laying together on a blanket under the night sky, i see my perfect nightlight just as the moon shines on her body, her soft skin glowing into my soul in effervescence”
Source: Bodhi Simplique Impressionist Photography and Insights
“Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious.”
“Laying underneath the stars Can be so much fun Especially when you're feeling good When you're with the one you love.”
“Laying up treasures in heaven will draw the heart heavenward.”
Source: The Autobiography of George Muller
“Layla and Majnun - The killing witchery that lies, in her black, delicious eyes. And when her cheek the moon revealed, a thousand hearts were won: no pride, no shield, could check her power. Layla, she was called.”
Source: Chain of Gold
“Layla brought her arms around herself, no doubt because she was remembering the feel of another, stronger set. "I have wanted to, but he holds back. I hope...I believe it is because he wishes to mate me properly first, in ceremony." Payne felt the awful weight of premonition. "Beware, sister. You are a gentle soul." Layla got to her feet, her smile now saddened. "Yes, I am. But I would rather my heart be broken than unopened and I know that one must ask if one is to receive.”
Source: J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8
“Layla had always just been there. In my life. I wasn't sure who said, 'hi,' first, or maybe who smiled at who first—all I really remembered was staring at her, and her staring back at me, neither of us looking away. Both of us standing frozen, and life falling into the background with a distant hum. As if the world had stopped spinning. Just for us.
I remembered not caring if it had. She'd seemed so familiar, and even as a little kid, I'd known she was special. Like something bigger than me, older than me, had taken over my emotions in a way I didn't understand. She just felt like ... home.
I could have gazed into her eyes forever. Happy to stand in that powerless state for the rest of my life”
Source: True
“Layla narrowed her gaze at Liam. "Try and be nice. I know it's an effort, but if you hurt her---"
"Are you threatening me?" Liam's lips quivered at the corners. "You're only half my size."
"There are many ways to hurt a man," Layla said quietly. "And our choir does need a new soprano...”
Source: The Dating Plan
“Layla poured the batter into the pan, drawing circles with the back of a tumbler to create a large crepe. "I've made coconut chutney, green chutney, and red chutney to go with it, as well as sambar." She pointed to the souplike side dish that was one of her favorite accompaniments to masala dosas. The journey through the dips with their hints of salt, heat, sour, and spice were what made masala dosas special.”
Source: The Marriage Game
“Layla skimmed the legal opinion. The one-page document stated in no uncertain terms that Sam had the full legal right of occupancy to the office and that her claims had no merit. John had signed and dated it at the bottom. Instantly, she understood why Royce had let her read it.
"This is dated the day after Sam and I met."
"Fancy that."
Her heart skipped a beat. "He always knew I had no right to be here. He could have kicked me out at any time."
"If it had been me, you and your purple couch would have been out on the street on day one, but then I'm coldhearted that way."
Layla sat heavily on the nearest chair. "Then why did he play the game?"
Royce shrugged. "Maybe he didn't want you to marry a douche."
"Or someone like Ranjeet," she said, considering. "He was trying to protect me. But if I didn't find someone, would he have honored the rules and walked away?"
"He does have that character flaw." Royce leaned back in his chair, folding his arms behind his head. "That's why we made a good team. I have no scruples and he has too many."
"Would you give him a message from me?" An idea started to form in her mind. "I deleted his contact details from my phone."
"Do I look like a receptionist?"
"You look like a guy who pretends not to care, but whose colorful clothes hide a warm heart."
His lips curved. "What does that make me in this tragedy? The comic relief?"
"It's not a tragedy." Layla wrote a quick note on the back of the legal opinion. "It's a romance. Except in this version, Buttercup saves herself.”
Source: The Marriage Game
“Layla smiled through her tears, "If I'd known that all it would take to get us talking is a romantic getaway to a bombed-out part of Eastern Europe, I would have gotten Kendra to set it up a long time ago."
"Romantic, huh?" He smiled. "I like romantic.”
Source: Her Rogue Alpha
“Laymen learn to read photographs the way they do headlines, skipping over them quickly to get the gist of what is being said. Photographers, on the other hand, study them with the care and attention to detail one might give to a difficult scientific paper or a complicated poem.”
“Layne and Paul Cutright are like lasers in the way they penetrate to the core issues of relationships in their easy to read book, Straight From the Heart. It has been a long while since I've encountered such clarity on an issue that affects us all. Obviously, their wisdom comes from years of experience in their own relationship and from counseling many others on how to attain nurturing and rewarding relationships. Their book is a gift to us all. I highly recommend it to everyone.”
“Layney - "I hear they sell them at Evil ’R Us. You have an account
there, don’t you? Maybe you can pick one up on the ‘still
beating/just pulled from a sacrifice’ aisle.”
Jimmy - “Do you have any idea how expensive those are? Even with
my discount.”
“Layney Logan, there are two things in this world you don’t need to question. One is gravity.” He tilted my chin to force me to look him in the eye. The sudden intimacy shocked me. “The other is Layney Logan.”
Source: So Over You
“Layoffs are Happening → Re-skilling workforce, supporting startups, and increasing government spending on job-creating sectors can help.”
“Layout your options, create a beautiful masterpiece of yours.”
“Laypeople are a kind of nuclear energy in the Church on a spiritual level. A layperson caught up with the gospel and living next to other people can "contaminate" two others, and these two, four others, etc. Since lay Christians number not only tens of thousands like the clergy but hundreds of millions, they can truly play a decisive role in spreading the beneficial light of the gospel in the world.”