#oak

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#better #calamities #character #elasticity #escapes

A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest. ↗

— Philip Stanhope

#great power #himself #his #interest #ivy

The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#best #best way #cloak #conveys #deceive

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere. ↗

— Willie Stargell

#atmosphere #city #could #field #forbes

If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles. ↗

— R. L. Stine

#different #many #much #read #soak

I thank Heaven every summer's day of my life, that my lot was humbly cast within the hearing of romping brooks, and beneath the shadow of oaks. ↗

— Donald G. Mitchell

#brooks #cast #day #every #hearing

That life is far too short to waste on grudges. Love does not come along often. When it does, you can’t throw it away because it isn’t perfect. ↗

— Sophie Oak

#siren-beloved #sophie-oak #life

There comes a time in every young girl's life when she is instructed by a complete stranger to scale a tall ladder for dinner atop a roof, and in almost every case the best thing to do is refuse and run home to call the asylum from which the stranger escaped. ↗

— Gina Damico

#life

Linda Boone; Intimate Life Lessons: developing the intimacy with God you already have. ↗

— Linda Boone

#intimacy #real-love #soaking #life

He has an eternity of love He is just waiting to give you. The more you soak it in, the more of His love you can take in. He wants to saturate you in His love. ↗

— Linda Boone

#intimacy-with-god #real-love #soaking #life