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Quotes About Guarding

The man who says his evening prayer is a captain posting his sentinels. He can sleep.
~ Charles Baudelaire
Prayer guards hearts and minds and causes God to bring peace out of chaos
~ Beth Moore
Security is the chief enemy of mortals.
~ William Shakespeare
I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.
~ Dawn French
We have a responsibility to stand watch over one another, we are watchers, all of us, watchers, guarding against the darkness.
~ Dean Koontz
A person shows signs of clutching on too fast, of being needy, of not hearing the word "no," of jealousy, of guarding you and your freedom. But the signs can be so small they skitter right past you. Sometimes they dance past, looking satiny, something you should applaud. Someone's jealousy can make you feel good. Special. But it's not even about you. It's about a hand that is already gripping. It's about their need, circling around your throat
~ Deb Caletti
el silencio resulta admisible mientras alguno de los que lo guardan está haciendo cosas
~ Javier Marías
Individualistic material progress and the desire to gain prestige by coming out on top have taken over from the sense of fellowship, compassion and community. Now people live more or less on their own in a small house, jealously guarding their goods and planning to acquire more, with a notice on the gate that says, 'Beware of the Dog.
~ Jean Vanier
All I could think was, The psychologist lied to us, and suddenly the pressure of her presence far above, guarding the entrance, was pressing down on me in an intolerable way.
~ Jeff Vandermeer
The mind has a way of protecting the heart, of turning one's gaze in a certain direction, away from what it should focus on. One
~ Elizabeth Berg
Yet she could imagine him so—intent, focused on his goal, his woman. He'd guard his chosen mate, make her both fear and long for his attention. She shivered. He would be relentless in his pursuit, unmerciful in his victory.
~ Elizabeth Hoyt
Chivalry: It's treating a woman politely As long as she isn't a fright: It's guarding the girls who act rightly, If you can be judge of what's right; It's being—not just, but so pleasant; It's tipping while wages are low; It's making a beautiful present, And failing to pay what you owe.
~ Alice Duer Miller
We all guard against sins of commission and we are vigilant toward sins of omission. But achievements—even in small doses—can make us vulnerable to sins of addition: adding niceties and luxuries to our list of basic needs, adding imaginations onto the strong back of vision, adding self-satisfaction to the purity of peace.
~ Alicia Britt Chole
Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw, and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life, and you shall make them known to your children, and your children's children.
~ Alison Pick
And there's a cop over there." "What?" the boy said, glancing at the D.C. police officer that stood at the corner of the street, "You think that guy can do a better job protecting you than I can?" Actually, I thought Liz could have done a better job "protecting" me than he could, but instead I said, "No, I think if you don't leave me alone, I can scream and that cop will arrest you." Somehow the boy seemed to know it was a joke...
~ Ally Carter
The training part," I guessed. "Yup. You're going to be Dimitri's partner." A moment of funny silence fell, probably not noticeable to anyone except Dimitri and me. Our eyes met. "Guarding partner," Dimitri clarified unnecessarily, like maybe he too had been thinking of other kinds of partners.
~ Richelle Mead
I needed to protect her from this - and from herself.
~ Richelle Mead
I survived the whole day guarding Lissa, and you guys said I did a good job. Then, I get back here and meet my downfall in the form of a bench.
~ Richelle Mead
Rose, will you come with me to the feeders?" asked Christian. He spoke in a flat tone, and his expression was unreadable. "I'm not guarding you today." "Yeah, well, I miss your charming company.
~ Richelle Mead
Each cop knew his own vulnerabilities; Boldt, whose daughter had once been threatened, guarded his carefully.
~ Ridley Pearson
Of course I'm shielding her, you broken feather!
~ Kim Harrison
If you love something, you protect it ruthlessly. No matter what occurs.
~ Kresley Cole
I realised how paranoid and guarded and not trusting - walled-in - I had become. Not consciously so, but just this armour that I kind of have, protective armour. It's not for my friends or family, but for being.outside in the world, always on guard.
~ Jennifer Aniston
Most people built walls to protect themselves. Dean did it to protect everyone else.
~ Jennifer Lynn Barnes