quotes about Forward Motion

“Proof that a given condition always precedes or accompanies a phenomenon does not warrant concluding with certainty that a given condition is the immediate cause of that phenomenon. It must still be established that when this condition is removed, the phenomen will no longer appear.”

“Give me to live with Love alone And let the world go dine and dress; For Love hath lowly haunts... If life's a flower, I choose my own 'T is "love in Idleness".”

“Grace is never cheap. It is absolutely free to us, but infinitely expensive to God... Anyone who is prone to use grace as a license for irresponsible, sinful behavior, surely does not appreciate the infinite price God paid to give us His grace.”

Source : Jerry Bridges (2017). “Transforming Grace”, p.161, NavPress

“I'm an independent type. No one tells me what to do.”

“Where's the man that could ease a heart like a satin gown?”

“Prison opened my eyes to so many things. It was a great time. I met interesting people. I got to understand the behaviour of the police and the media. I am an observer of the human race.”

“Growing up in a house of five girls, I couldn't help but glance at a fashion magazine or two.”

“The first part of the spiritual journey should properly be called psychological rather than spiritual because it involves peeling away the myths and illusions that have misinformed us.”

Source : Sam Keen (1995). “Hymns to an unknown God: awakening the spirit in everyday life”, Bantam

“Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.”

Source : "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius (Book 6 "The Cynics", Chapter "Diogenes", No. LXIV), circa 200 AD.

“I have never designed a language for its own sake.”