Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait.
BILL VAUGHANOne of the most gracious dispensations of God concerning His saints is their lovely unawareness of sanctity. The nearer they move to Him, the more conscious are they of sin.
More Bill Vaughan Quotes
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In the game of life, it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
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One of the quickest ways to become exhausted is by suppressing your feelings.
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Men do not mirror themselves in running water; they mirror themselves in still water.
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Because, as we are told-a sad old joke, too- Ghosts, like the ladies, never speak till spoke to.
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Managers at [the nuclear] sector should know that we need diplomacy and not slogans, .. This [is] where we should use all our leverages with patience and wisdom, without provocation and slogans that can give pretexts to the enemies.
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The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdoors with gas.
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Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
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At bank, post office or supermarket, there is one universal law which you ignore at your own peril: the shortest line moves the slowest.
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Salvation includes an ongoing transformation in your life.
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The cold war was an aberration. Note how quickly the Europeans turned on America once 400 hostile divisions were no longer on their borders.
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The learned compute that seven hundred and seven millions of millions of vibrations have penetrated the eye before the eye can distinguish the tints of a violet. What philosophy can calculate the vibrations of the heart before it can distinguish the colours of love?
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Hay smells different to lovers and horses.
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People who have little to do are excessive talkers.
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The wolf changes his coat, but not his disposition.
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There is no need to engage in a mental dialogue about the merits and demerits of the fish, emotionally react to the fish, or jump into the water to try to catch the fish. Once the fish is out of sight, it should also be out of mind.
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