Quotes About Grace

The light of love, the purity of grace, The mind, the Music breathing from her face, The heart whose softness harmonised the whole — And, oh! that eye was in itself a Soul!

I intended to convey that our charming host and hostess were superior to the follies of fashion, and preferred leading a simple and wholesome life to gadding about to twopenny-halfpenny tea-drinking afternoons, and living above their incomes.

Be more generous to others than you would ever expect anyone to be to you.

He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass.

Thou art my loveliness, my life, my light, Beauty alone to me.

Lord restore thine image, hear my call: And though my hard heart scarce to thee can groan, Remember that thou once didst write in stone.

Go for efficiency, elegance, and grace in your motions; avoid hasty shortcuts. Rather than thinking about getting the job finished and going on to something else, stay wholly focused on the moment, on the task at hand. Above all, don't hurry. You might discover that by not hurrying you'll finish the dishes sooner than would ordinarily be the case.

Since God works among imperfect human beings in historical settings, "pure" or "perfect" Christianity can seldom if ever exist in this world. God in his grace works through our limitations; for that very reason we should ask for the grace to recognize what those limitations are. So we may—and ought to—carefully identify the cultural forces which affect the current versions of Christianity.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

Fair and fair, and twice so fair,As fair as any may be.

What we discover is transforming grace (Romans 12:2) that leads Christians to "walk in newness of life" (Romans 6:4) and to avoid a life of sin (verses 1–14).

She should be on a hill somewhere, under a fruit tree, with the sun and clouds above her and the rain to wash her clean.

I will remember, Your Grace," said Sansa, though she had always heard that love was a surer route to the people's loyalty than fear. If I am ever a queen, I'll make them love me.

An honest kiss, a little kindness, everyone deserves that much, however big or small.

Quiet as a shadow Light as a feather Quick as a snake Calm as still water Smooth as summer silk Swift as a deer Slippery as an eel Strong as a bear Fierce as a wolverine Still as stone

That's pretty." He remembered Sansa telling him once that he should say that whenever a lady told him her name.

I am sorry for your loss as well, Joffrey," the dwarf said. "What loss?" "Your royal father? A large fierce man with a black beard; you'll recall him if you try. He was king before you." "Oh, him. Yes it was very sad, a boar killed him." "Is that what 'they' say, Your Grace?

A lady's armor is courtesy

Ser Barristan," she called, "I know what quality a king needs most." "Courage, Your Grace?" "Cheeks like iron," she teased. "All I do is sit.

Snow, the boy is called," Pycelle said unhelpfully. "I glimpsed him once at Winterfell," the queen said, "though the Starks did their best to hide him. He looks very like his father." Her husband's by-blows had his look as well, though at least Robert had the grace to keep them out of sight.

Come on, come on, my sweetling, the music's still playing. Might I have this dance, my lady?

Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.

I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world.