“The talker has found a hearer but not a listener; and though he may talk his very best for his own sake, you will find that his mental movements are erratic: they have no fixed centre and no definite object. His talk is like the water of a canal whose banks have given way, which rolls aimlessly hither and thither, without fulfilling any useful function, though it is the same water which was so helpful and serviceable, when it was confined within clearly marked limits by the restraining force of its earthy boundaries.” WayMayFoundGivenForceWaterMovementObjectsListeningLimitsFunctionSakeBoundariesFixedHelpfulListenersFulfillingDefiniteCentreConfinedTalkersCanalsRestrainingErratic Author:Charles Dickens
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” WantStillsSoulLyingNamesWaterLordPathGreenSakeMy SoulRighteousnessShepherdsPasturesStill WatersShadow Of DeathGrieving PoemsFuneral CardGreen Pastures Author:David
“Think about it. For the sake of fame, men will risk great dangers. They put themselves in the jaws of death more than for their children. For fame, they will spend their money like water and work their fingers to the bone. Have you not observed this in your own home?” ThinkingMenChildrenHomeWaterRiskDangerFameFingersSakeBones Author:Karen Essex
“It took a lot of water to down just that f-king bat's head, let me tell you. It's still stuck in my f-king throat, after all these years. People all over the world say, 'You're the guy who kills creatures? You still do it? You do it every night?' It happened f-king once, for Christ's sake.” PeopleWorldYearsStillsNightGuyChristWaterHappenedKingsCreaturesLet MeSakeStuckThroatEvery NightBats Author:Ozzy Osbourne