“Ah, my brother, it is a far harder thing, and it is afar higher proof of a thorough-going, persistent, Christian principle woven into the very texture of my soul, to go on plodding and patient, never taken by surprise by any small temptation, than to gather into myself the strength which God has given me, and, expecting some great storm to come down upon me, to stand fast, and let it rage. It is a great deal easier to die once for Christ than to live always for Him.” SoulChristianDiesGivenChristDealsPrinciplesTakenBrotherGoes OnHigherEasierHarderSurprisePatientStormProofRageTemptationMy SoulMy BrotherExpectingPersistentTextureWovenThoroughAfar Author:Alexander MacLaren
“It's no surprise to me that intellectuals commit suicide, go mad or die from drink. We feel things more than other people. We know the world is rotten and that chins are ruined by spots.” PeopleKnowsWorldFeelsDiesDrinkSuicideMadSurpriseCommitSpotsAdolescenceRuinedRottenChins Book:Adrian Mole, from Minor to Major: The Mole Diaries : the First Ten Years Source: Adrian Mole, from Minor to Major: The Mole Diaries : the First Ten Years
“Every year, dads will dress up as Santa and try to surprise their kids by coming down the chimney, and every year, a dad gets stuck and dies.” TryingYearsKidsDiesDadDressesSurpriseStuckSantaChimneys Author:Kyle Dunnigan