W Quotes
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“When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness and resignation that touched the hem of divinity.”
Source: How to stop worrying & start living
“When the friends we love the best Lie in their churchyard bed, We must not cry too bitterly Over the happy dead.”
Source: Hymns for little children
“When the frontier between God and man, the last inexorable barrier and obstacle, is not closed, the barrier between what is normal and what is perverse is opened.”
Source: The Epistle to the Romans
“When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.”
“When the fruit of your service is out of all proportion to the gifts you possess, THAT is Blessing!”
“When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and see how God used my powerlessness for His purpose. What He has chosen for my most significant witness was not my triumphs or victories, but my defeat.”
“When the fuel is dried up in a vehicle, it stops driving automatically.
You are a vehicle in the spiritual and the physical world, so you need some oil for alacrity, in order to get to your destination.
The greater the quantity of your oil, the more you cover the distance, and the more you cover the distance, the closer you get to your success.”
“When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.”
“When the full moon rises and the wolfsbane blooms, you will be as cursed as I am.”
“When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.”
“When the function of libraries is put in terms of their contributions to the community, people see their centrality. The challenge to us is to continue to help them see it in those terms to describe our larger purposes. We must assert that libraries are central to the quality of life in our society; that libraries have a direct role in preserving democratic freedoms. Free access to information and the opportunity of every individual to improve his or her mind, employment prospects, and lifestyle are fundamental rights in our society.”
“When the functionality of a product or service overshoots what customers can use, it changes the way companies have to compete. When the product isn't yet good enough, the way you compete is by making better products. In order to make better products, the architecture of the product has to be interdependent and proprietary in character.”
“When the Furies were released in the Middle East, an evil emerged beyond my worst imaginings.
The joy of the Middle East has been replaced by fear, pervasive in Iraq and Syria and darkening the lives of people throughout the region. This is why refugees have been flowing out of the Middle East by the millions for Europe. If President Bush’s seeds of democracy or the Arab Spring had bloomed, these families wouldn’t be risking everything to leave. Many in the region have simply lost all hope, which is understandable. If you lived in Libya after the fall of Gadhafi, you’d be terrified. You can’t work, you can’t sell your goods, your children can’t go to school, you can’t even drive around without fear of being kidnapped by bandits or terrorists. It’s not a place where people can be happy and even marginally prosperous. It’s pure chaos. It’s worse in Iraq and Syria.”
“When the future begins to run out, the journey to the past in our minds increases tremendously because there is no longer any room to go beyond, so we go back to expand our lives in a virtual way!”
“When the future looks dark, do not panic, because future does not exist yet; by using your intelligence, you can always turn it to bright!”
“When the Fyre inside is kindled and when the Time Is Right, anything is possible.”
“When the gamblers finally run out of money and credit, or crack under the strain of maintaining a "normal life" while living the life of a compulsive gambler, the gamblers "hit bottom" and reveal the life of lies to the shock of the non-gamblers. The gamblers will promise that this will never happen again, plead for one more chance, and ask for financial help to get out from under the debt.”
Source: GAMES COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS and WE PLAY Second Edition
“When the gamblers lie, tell the gamblers you don't believe the lie. Avoid the argument by stopping the conversation. Do this by leaving the room, hanging up the phone, taking a drive, or making a phone call to a Gam-Anon friend. When the gamblers ask for money, say NO, no matter what the gamblers say will happen if they don't get the money. Don't pay the gamblers' debts. Protect your finances, family finances, and/or business finances from the gamblers so they no longer have access. Stop keeping the gambling a secret from those you are trying to protect. Separate love and trust. Acknowledge that the feelings of fear and guilt will not go away immediately. Don't show the fear. Hide the guilt. Act as if your fear and guilt do not exist. They are a source of manipulation and control for the gamblers. Speak the truth: 'You are a compulsive gambler. I love you, but I will not give you any money. I will not gamble with you or listen to your gambling experiences. I will not lie for you. I will not make excuses for you. I will not argue with you to convince you to stop gambling. That is your decision. The solutions to your problems are at Gamblers Anonymous.”
Source: GAMES COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS and WE PLAY Second Edition
“When the game is over I just want to look at myself in the mirror, win or lose, and know I gave it everything I had.”
Source: Audibles My Life in Football
“When the game is over, it is really just beginning.”
“When the gap between ideal and real becomes too wide, the system breaks down.”
Source: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
“When the gates of mockery and abuse is opened, the heart becomes a shock absorber”
“When the Gauls laid waste Rome, they found the senators clothed in their robes, and seated in stern tranquillity in their curule chairs; in this manner they suffered death without resistance or supplication. Such conduct was in them applauded as noble and magnanimous; in the hapless Indians it was reviled as both obstinate and sullen. How truly are we the dupes of show and circumstances! How different is virtue, clothed in purple and enthroned in state, from virtue, naked and destitute, and perishing obscurely in a wilderness.”
Source: History, Tales, and Sketches
“When the gender role starts to descend, boys get into the masculine box.”
“When the general is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules to guide the officers and men and when the formations are slovenly the army is in disorder.”
Source: The Art of War
“When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.”
Source: The Complete Art of War
“When the generation after me started getting on the cut, a lot of them would call me over to hang out or go jam and scratch and they were always separate from each other.”
“When the genuine myth rises into consciousness, that is always its message. You must change your life.”
Source: The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
“When the German people trusting to the promises made by President Wilson in his Fourteen Points, laid down their arms in November 1918, a fateful struggle thereby came to an end for which perhaps individual statesmen, but certainly not the peoples themselves could be held responsible.
The German nation put up such an heroic fight because it was sincere in its conviction that it had been wrongfully attacked and was therefore justified in fighting. the Peace Treaty of Versailles did not seem to be for the purpose of restoring peace to mankind, but rather to perpetuate hatred.”
“when the German propaganda tries to be winsome it is like a clown with homicidal mania - ludicrous and terrifying both at once.”
Source: Letters
“When the ghost comes round at midnight Well you both can have some fun He can drive you mad, he can make you sad He can keep you from the sun When they take him down, he'll be both safe and sound And the hand does fit the glove And no matter what they tell you, There's good and evil in everyone.”
“When the ghosts of past fears rise up, seeking to tether you to old wounds, do not feed them with your anxiety. Instead, call forth the courage within, the quiet strength that knows how to stand firm in the face of uncertainty. Let your heart open wide, unburdened by the weight of what has been, so that it may welcome the unknown with grace.”
“When the girl didn’t move, Gavin summoned her near with his fingers. His heart thrummed as she obeyed, stepping up close to him. Her young stature was much shorter than his tall, wiry form. Gavin regarded her prettiness—pale cheeks, pink lips, inquisitive eyes. Fascinated by her, he longed to know her name.
“Who are you?” he asked. He heard the girl utter the same question at the same time.
Cocking his head, he claimed, “I asked you first.”
“No you didn’t,” she protested, shaking her red-hooded head. “I asked you at the same time you asked me.”
Gavin grinned at her insistence. It was hard for him not to chuckle. “Well then, I suppose we’ll have to go with ‘girls first.’” His grin widened into a white smile.
The girl gestured to herself. “I’m Little Red Riding Hood.”
He recognized the name of a fairy tale character and groaned under his breath at not having discovered this dreamer’s real name.
“Actually,” she confessed almost immediately, “I’m not really Red Riding Hood. My name is Annabelle, but I’m pretending to be her because… well… because this is my dream and that’s what I wish to dream about.”
Oh glorious day! He had learned her name! Annabelle! Annabelle! What a perfectly sweet sound was this utterance of… Annabelle!”
Source: Secrets of a Noble Keykeeper
“When the girl returned, some hours later, she carried a tray, with a cup of fragrant tea steaming on it; and a plate piled up with very hot buttered toast, cut thick, very brown on both sides, with the butter running through the holes in great golden drops, like honey from the honeycomb. The smell of that buttered toast simply talked to Toad, and with no uncertain voice; talked of warm kitchens, of breakfasts on bright frosty mornings, of cosy parlour firesides on winter evenings, when one's ramble was over and slippered feet were propped on the fender, of the purring of contented cats, and the twitter of sleepy canaries.”
Source: The wind in the willows
“When the girl sitting at the next table looked away from a moment, Dirk leaned over and took her coffee. He knew that he was perfectly safe doing this because she would simply not be able to believe that this had happened.”
Source: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“When the give-and-take loop is interrupted for so long, one cannot expect that link to stay attached. This will result in separation or even divorce in the marriage.”
“When the Giver of Grace is here, you run after persons who claim that they got this or the other article from Me or were blessed with this gift from Me.”
“When the glass cracks down you hear: Clink.
When the Tree is being cut off you hear: tch, tch, tch.
ever wondered what will it sound when trust is broken?
"I'm sorry”
“When the global masses eventually realize the extensive toxicity of Space, I will be able to say I was sounding the alarm many years ago.”
“When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.”
“When the goat becomes king,
And the moon walks away,
When love loses its way,
I'll be on the frontline”
“When the gods and demons were fighting, Mahadeva didn’t say that gods are right and demons are wrong. A neutral and unprejudiced power was established in the form of Shani Deva We all have our prejudices. If Mahadeva didn’t judge, who are we to judge others?”
“When the gods are silent, lords and kings will make themselves heard.”
Source: Fire & Blood
“When the gods know that a god hath fallen, With this kindly feeling They do encourage him-- Be thou a god again and again.”
“When the gods want to punish you, they answer your prayers.”
“When the gods were more manlike, Men were more godlike.”
“When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.”
“When the going gets difficult, pray for strength to stay determined.”
“When The Going Gets Tough, Be Like The Child You Were. Fall. Then Get Up And Run Your Race!”
“When the going gets tough,
Just like golden barrel cactus,
You bloom yellow
And poesy drips from you
Instead of tears.”
Source: Splinters of a Broken Mirror