Pastoral Resources

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

I can't say why people lie; they just do. Everyone has their own reasons for not telling the truth.

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.

The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

Jimmy says he'll never tell a lie. Well, I lie all the time. 1 have to - to balance the family ticket.

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.

Should I perchance still feel after my death, I would no longer have any doubt, but I would most certainly give the lie to anyone asserting before me that I was dead.

Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.

Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.

I suppose everyone tells little white lies. Quite often they're necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt. Whoppers? No, that's dangerous and they'll boomerang.

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.