Simone Schwarz-Bart quotes

“There is the churning and the boiling of the sea, and the foam on top of it and that is what man is, churning and foam together.”
-- Simone Schwarz-Bart

#Men Quotes #Sea Quotes #Together Quotes

“All rivers, even the most dazzling, those that catch the sun in their course, all rivers go down to the ocean and drown. And life awaits man as the sea awaits the river.”
-- Simone Schwarz-Bart

#Ocean Quotes #Men Quotes #Sea Quotes

“Here, like everywhere else, laughing and singing, dancing and dreaming are not exactly the whole of reality; and for one ray of sun shining on the hut, the rest of the village remains in the dark.”
-- Simone Schwarz-Bart

#Dream Quotes #Dark Quotes #Reality Quotes

“Men are strong, women are smart, but no matter how smart, their bellies are always there to betray women and that's their downfall.”
-- Simone Schwarz-Bart

#Strong Women Quotes #Betrayal Quotes #Smart Quotes

“I cannot understand how any man or woman can believe in the Lord's coming and not be a missionary, or at least committed to the work of missions with every power of his being.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1987). “Missionary Messages: For a Church that Needs to Hear”, p.23, Moody Publishers

“No one man is superior to the game.”

“Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.”

Source : A. E. Housman (2012). “A Shropshire Lad”, p.43, Courier Corporation

“Being at sea is like watching the whole world in high-definition.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.88, Thomas Nelson Inc

“When Israel was from bondage led,Led by the Almighty's handFrom out of foreign land,The great sea beheld and fled.”

“Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political will is a renewable resource.”

“Is it an original idea? Or is it something where you're literally a creative collagist? You're taking pieces of the world that you see around you and that are inside of you and put them together in a way that you see fit.”

“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”

“We see with what keenness and zeal the frivolous business of Freemasons is conducted, by persons knit together by the secrecy of their union.”

“I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon.”