“And when children begin to use their reason, fathers and mothers should take great pains to fill their hearts with the fear of God. This the good Queen Blanche did most earnestly by St. Louis, her son: witness her oft-repeated words, "My son, I would sooner see you die than guilty of a mortal sin;" words which sank so deeply into the saintly monarch's heart, that he himself said there was no day on which they did not recur to his mind, and strengthen him in treading God's ways.” WayShouldMindHeartChildrenSaidReasonUsePainMotherDiesFatherSinSonGuiltyWitnessMortalsQueensMy SonMonarchsTreadingMortal SinBlanche Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“It is often said that in prosperity we have many friends, but that we are usually neglected when things go badly. I disagree. Not only do malicious people flock about us in order to witness our ruin, but other unfortunates as well, who have been kept away by our happiness, and now feel close to us on account of our troubles.” PeopleFeelsWellsHas BeensSaidOrderTroubleAccountsProsperityRuinsWitnessDisagreeNeglectedFlocksMaliciousMany Friends Author:Andre Maurois
“Against all the opposition in the world, I make this statement - that once I knew a magician. I was a witness of a performance that may some day be considered understandable, but that, in these primitive times, so transcends what is said to be the known that it is what I mean by magic.” WorldMayMeanSaidKnownMagicPerformancesStatementsWitnessOppositionPrimitiveMagician Book:Wild Talents Source: Wild Talents
“Someone once said the fundamental reason we get married is because have a universal human need for a witness.” NeedsHumansSaidReasonMarriedUniversalFundamentalsWitnessHuman Needs Author:Roger Ebert
“Hillary Clinton is campaigning in Iowa, virtually going door to door to every home in Iowa. Jehovah's Witnesses finally got fed up and said, 'Get lost. Get out of here!'” SaidHomeLostDoorsClintonWitnessFedsJehovahFed UpIowaCampaigning Author:David Letterman