Biblia

WOMEN AND QUOTATIONS

Of the 2,000 contributors in the fourteenth edition of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, only 7.5% of the contributors were women, and only 0.5% of all the quotations cited were penned by women. The Oxford Book of Quotations bettered those percentages – barely: 8.5% women, 1% quotations by women. Elaine Partnow

WIVES

See also: Husbands Giving honor unto the wife as unto the weaker vessel. The Bible, 1 Peter 3:7 kjv A perfect wife is one who doesn’t expect a perfect husband. Author unknown In Jewish law a wife had no legal rights whatsoever; she was absolutely in her husband’s possession to do with as he willed. … Continue reading “WIVES”

WISE SAYINGS

See also: Mottoes; Proverbs; Quotations Wise sayings are like great men talking to us. It’s the closest most of us can get to greatness. They are the cheapest teachers, consultants, advisers, guidelines, pilots, signposts, guardians and counselors. They make us wise in one hundredth of the time of any other sources of knowledge or wisdom. … Continue reading “WISE
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WILL-POWER

See also: Discipline; Free will The line between good and evil passes not between principalities and powers, but oscillates within the human heart. And even the most rational approach to ethics is defenseless if there isn’t the will to do what is right. Author unknown You give God your will and He gives you his … Continue reading “WILL-POWER”

WILLS

See also: Death I testify and declare that I trust to no other security for my salvation than this alone, that as God is the Father of mercy, so he will show himself such a Father to me, who acknowledge myself to be a miserable sinner. From John Calvin’s will