#sweet

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#couched #death #die #door #efforts

I come from New York originally, but Californians have been wonderful about animals. These animals are so nice and so good and so sweet and intelligent. It's a crime not to help them. ↗

— Dick Van Patten

#been #californians #come #crime #good

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness. ↗

— William Penn

#between #children #his #love #man

How good is God! How sweet his yoke! ↗

— Jean Racine

#good #his #how #sweet #yoke

Patch leaned back against the booth and arched his eyebrows at me. The gesture said it all: Pay up. "You got lucky," I said. "I'm about to get lucky. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#crescendo #cute #funny #get-lucky #hush-hush

How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair! ↗

— Edmund Waller

#how #part #share #small #sweet

And all the winds go sighing, for sweet things dying. ↗

— Christina Rossetti

#go #sighing #sweet #things #winds

I haven't given up on the possibility that sweet reason will prevail. ↗

— John Bolton

#haven #i #possibility #prevail #reason

I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. ↗