#sai

A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us. ↗

— St. Anthony the Great

#christian #coptic #modernity #orthodox #saint

Quand tu veux construire un bateau, ne commence pas par rassembler du bois, couper des planches et distribuer du travail, mais reveille au sein des hommes le desir de la mer grande et large. If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

#motivation #teaching #motivational

Once in a while you find yourself in an odd situation. You can get into it by degrees and in the most natural way but, when you are right in the midst of it, you are suddenly astonished and ask yourself how in the world it all came about. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#sailing #nature

Lying on stained, wretched sheets with a bleeding virgin We could plan a murder Or start a religion. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#religion

If religion is what gives you hope and purpose, I believe in comedy. ↗

— Cooper Bratten

#yes #religion

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. ↗

— Billy Joel

#sadness #saints #sin #virtue #sad

The stamp of the Saint is that he can waive his own rights and obey the Lord Jesus. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#jesus

This is an old family secret, and I just found this out recently, and it almost broke my heart. My mother said to me, 'I had never told you this, but God, you were an ugly baby'. ↗

— John Stamos

#baby #broke #family #found #god

Give me an opportunity to fail," Saiman said. "I promise my corpse won't interrupt your 'I told you so' speech. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#saiman #opportunity

Don't fool yourself, my dear. You're much worse than a bitch. You're a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#saints #insult