W. W. Jacobs quotes

W. W. Jacobs quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it.”
-- W. W. Jacobs

#Wish Quotes #May Quotes #Be Careful Quotes

“An eternity of wishing to speak directly to my Creator - I thought in despair - and this is how He finally contacts me? Through AOL Instant Messenger?”
“I wish all men to be free. I wish the material prosperity of the already free which I feel sure the extinction of slavery would bring.”
“It's always something to get one's wish, even if the wish is a failure.”

Source : Ada Leverson (1951). “The limit”
“We may not preach a crucified Saviour without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.”
“A bona fide spiritual master, under the guidance of authorities, can turn anyone to the Vaisnava cult so that naturally he may come to the topmost position of a brahmana.”
“Because Iâ€™ve had a taste and Iâ€™m not sharing. This isnâ€™t just for fun. I may be slightly addicted.”
“Staying with him. Letting him touch you, hold you, GOD. It's eating me alive. You may be keeping Sawyer from hating me but you're only making me hate him”
“Knowing how to live is not something we have to teach children. Knowing how to live is something we have to be careful not to take away from them.”
“Our expectations determine how we respond. Be careful what you expect.”
“Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.”

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