#ned

In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours. Anything in you that He has not wrought Himself will count for nothing. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#count #crowned #heaven #himself #his

Such sins, even if they do not kill all grace in us, do harm, nevertheless; and though they are only venial in themselves, they make us apt, ready, and inclined to lose grace and to fall into mortal sin. ↗

— Johannes Tauler

#even #fall #grace #harm #inclined

I started being a songwriter pretending I could do it, and it turned out I could. ↗

— James Taylor

#could #i #out #pretending #songwriter

A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone, and is confined and dies in singularity. ↗

— Jeremy Taylor

#apple #celibate #confined #dies #dwells

When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity. ↗

— James Taylor

#activity #ago #any #cleaned #felt

You can take a substance that works in your system, but then you take this over here that's not banned, and this over here that's not banned, but if you mix them together, you've got a banned substance in your system. ↗

— Lawrence Taylor

#got #here #mix #over #substance

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know? ↗

— Lili Taylor

#back #concerned #get #gonna #know

I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing. ↗

— Major Taylor

#benefit #bicycle #champions #discourage #entertained

These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained. ↗

— Major Taylor

#attained #carried #could #courage #enough

I have a really good band, and just returned from a short tour in California. It hasn't always gone that well. ↗

— Mick Taylor

#band #california #gone #good #good band