"To have faith in Divine protection is good,……" — Ellis Peters
"To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible mortals."
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Ellis Peters
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24 Quotes by Ellis Peters
Ellis Peters has 24 quotes on this site.
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Death, after all, is the common expectation from birth. Neither heroes nor cowards can escape it.
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All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil.
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I have always known that the best of the Saracens could out-Christian many of us Christians.
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Truth can be costly, but in the end it never falls short of value for the price paid.
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One century's saint is the next century's heretic ... and one century's heretic is the next century's saint. It is…
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A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either.
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What are wits for unless a man uses them?
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Brother Cadfael knew better than to be in a hurry, where souls were concerned. There was plenty of elbow-room in…
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Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
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Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.
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I do believe I begin to grasp the nature of miracles! For would it be a miracle, if there was…
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Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case.
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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history,…
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The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest…
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I support immediate financial assistance to the newly elected Palestinian president. Now, I don't know what those numbers will be,…
— Joe Biden
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The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
— Taylor Caldwell
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Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will…
— John Calvin
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Although I am a young leader, I actually came to it strangely quite late. I have a different perspective, partly…
— Nick Clegg
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Without the assistance of that Divine Being...I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.
— Abraham Lincoln
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
— Laozi
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Our immigration policy is focussed in four areas: First, strengthening border control; second, protecting American jobs by enforcing laws against…
— William J. Clinton
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...what about the millions of poor in this country who desperately need assistance and services to help bring them out…
— Ed Koch
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This is a win for the 4-year-olds who require pre-K, the low-wealth counties that need assistance with school construction and…
— Dominique Easley
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Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a…
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