Some quotes from the Bible that I think are good =)

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;
         Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

--Proverbs 1:5 & 7

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

--Proverbs 9:9

[Jesus said,] "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me ( Read more... )

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Page 182, Harper Collins version

“But nobody has mentioned such a thing,” I objected.

A hint of the lecturer crept into Poirot’s tone.

‘My friend, in working upon a case, one does not only take into account only the things that are “mentioned”. There is no reason to mention many things which may be important. Equally, there is often an ( Read more... )

Harper Collins Pg. 201

“Hercule Poirot said:

‘Ah, but life is like that! It does not permit you to arrange and order it as you will. It will not permit you to escape emotion, to live by the intellect and by reason! You cannot say, “I will feel so much and no more.” Life, Mr Welman, whatever else it is, is not reasonable!’”

I have always ( Read more... )

Canongate Pgs. 37-38

“I’ll be honest about it. It is not atheists who get stuck in my craw, but agnostics. Doubt is useful for a while. We must all pass through the garden of Gethsemane. If Christ played with doubt, so must we. If Christ spent an anguished night in prayer, if He burst out from the Cross, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me ( Read more... )

Just a few excerpts from “I am David”, a book that I borrowed from Anna =) These quotes are mainly about his struggles and walk with God.

Heinemann New Windmills Pg. 42

“Then David decided that he must have a god: it might help. But which God should he choose? It was important to find the right one. …

What gods did he know of? The one the ( Read more... )

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Fruits! They remind me of the sweetness of life, as well as all the blessings I have had. Really! :D

This novel is a crazy description of a man's life (Victor) who was ruined by the mother he thought was his. It turns out that she had simply kidnapped and kept him and in the meanwhile, taught him all kinds of insane stuff with her deluded mind. This man wastes the rest of his life on casual sex, his mother's deluded teachings and admitting to ( Read more... )