“A man that loves to be peevish and paramount, and to play the sovereign at every turn, does but blast the blessings of life, and swagger away his own enjoyments; and not to enlarge upon not folly, not to mention the injustice of such a behavior, it is always the sign of a little, unbenevolent temper. It is disease and discredit all over, and there is no more greatness in it, than in the swelling of a dropsy.” MenLittlesDoePlayTurnsGreatnessBlessingDiseaseBehaviorInjusticeEnjoymentArroganceFollyTemperSovereignBlastParamountSwaggerDiscreditSwelling Author:Jeremy Collier
“The cross stands as the final symbol that no evil exists that God cannot turn into a blessing. He is the living Alchemist who can take the dregs from the slag-heaps of life - disappointment, frustration, sorrow, disease, death, economic loss, heartache - and transform the dregs into gold.” TurnsEvilLossEconomicSorrowBlessingDiseaseCrossesGoldFinalsDisappointmentSymbolsHeartacheFrustrationAlchemistDregsSlagLife Disappointment Author:Catherine Marshall
“I think what we call the dullness of things is a disease in ourselves. Else how could anyone find an intense interest in life? And many do.” ThinkingInterestBlessingDiseaseIntenseBoredDullnessInterest In Life Book:Daniel Deronda Source: Daniel Deronda