#persons

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon myself is to live on the doorstep of hell. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#doorstep #effect #events #hell #light

Suffering is the substance of life and the root of personality, for it is only suffering that makes us persons. ↗

— Miguel de Unamuno

#makes #only #personality #persons #root

Saddam Hussein's trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money. ↗

— Iyad Allawi

#countries #gave #hussein #money #name

God knows, I’m no expert on relationships, but I do know when something’s good. And this thing we’ve created between us is precious and rare. I only hope it’s not fleeting, because for the first time in my adult life, I’ve given someone the power to hurt me. ↗

— Linda Castillo

#missing-persons #mystery-suspense #life

Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice. ↗

— Max Nordau

#before #built #citizens #civilization #crimes

The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country. ↗

— George Stephenson

#came #constructed #country #humphrey #i

Some persons have lived manly or womanly lives, and they lack but one thing - open confession of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some men think that they must come to him in a certain way - that they must be stirred by emotion or something like that. ↗

— Billy Sunday

#certain way #christ #come #confession #emotion

Some persons think that they have to look like a hedgehog to be pious. ↗

— Billy Sunday

#like #look #persons #pious #some

All work done mindfully rounds us out, helps complete us as persons. ↗

— Marsha Sinetar

#done #helps #out #persons #rounds

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. ↗

— Alex Haley

#behavior #characteristics #dissimilar #learned #our