The better life rests less on the prohibitions of the Ten Commandments and more on the parable of the Good Samaritan and… — David Josiah Brewer Copy Share Image
The end of a melody is not its goal; but nonetheless, if the melody had not reached its end it would not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others what you would have them… — Tony Oller Copy Share Image
“Every happening, great or small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the… — Malcom Muggeridge Copy Share Image
“I follow suit, said the lion, vacating his coat of arms and movie logos; and the eagle said, Get me off this… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The Orpheus myth is my favorite myth, and the prodigal son is my favorite parable. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
“Someone said, 'It's all been done before.' Yes, I agreed, but we all have to say it in our own voice.” — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
When I am writing anything in general, I just want to tell the story that exists in my head; I don't try… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
What I dislike about movie culture is that it often presents a parable of our problems - but the issues are all… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
“All that must disappear Is but a parable; What lay beyond us, here All is made visible; Here deeds have understood Words… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“The fatted calf, the best Scotch, the hoedown could all have been his too, any time he asked for them except that… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
I make a distinction between true and real. I think that the story is true, it’s just not real. That’s what a… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
“Jesus' intention in this parable was to compare the only good soil to the ones that were not legitimate alternatives. To Him,… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“Or you can look further and read into it a parable, an allegory maybe, a metaphor for how people and things were… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's the difference between a parable and a pamphlet. A parable discusses things that are relevant in the past, the future, and… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
I think the parable is a peculiar way of saying that redemption is immanent whether or not it's imminent, that the world… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
“The naked man had lost hope now; he would never be able to return to the earth's surface;he would never leave the… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
“One does not say of a tiger's kill that both tiger and prey are 'changed for the better' by the digestion, or… — Rajiv Malhotra Copy Share Image
“Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
“Silk is a fine, delicate, soft, illuminating, beautiful substance. But you can never rip it! If a man takes this tender silk… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“A parable is a story taken from real life (or a real-life situation) from which a moral or spiritual truth is drawn.… — James Montgomery Boice Copy Share Image
“In this world, you are very much like a water hose in the garden. Love flows through you, just as water runs… — Dragos Bratasanu Copy Share Image
“If/Then: The Dagger Parable by Stewart Stafford I handed her the dagger solemnly, She took it with a wounded look, Behind my… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“One example is the familiar parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), which in some ways might be better called the parable… — Jaroslav Pelikan Copy Share Image
“A young man was sitting at home when a terrible rainstorm began. Within hours, the man’s house began to flood, and someone… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
“I’d like to share with you a parable: the parable of Bob the Angel. A girl was walking down a darkly lit… — Michael Brent Jones Copy Share Image
“A man walks into a coffee shop. As the man talks across the counter, the coffee guy makes his coffee and sets… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
“We've also evolved the ability to simply 'pay it forward': I help you, somebody else will help me. I remember hearing a… — Greg Epstein Copy Share Image
Whenever the boss has 'fun' activities, there's got to be a parable or a lesson. Employees feel like they're supposed to be… — Greg Daniels Copy Share Image
