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Preparing Quotes (page 29)

Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table; but those who have laboured to prepare the feast like to keep their secret; for wonder makes the words of praise louder." - Gandalf J. R. R. Tolkien
The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so. Adolf Hitler
Ralph Ellison quote: "Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation..."
Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. Ralph Ellison
Patrick White quote: "If I have not lost my mind I can sometimes hear it preparing..."
If I have not lost my mind I can sometimes hear it preparing to defect Patrick White
Faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been so and shall ever be. It was not raining when Noah was commanded to build an ark. There was no visible ram in the thicket when Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac. Two heavenly personages were not yet seen when Joseph knelt and prayed. First came the test of faith–and then the miracle. Remember that faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other. Cast out doubt. Cultivate faith. Thomas S. Monson
So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect, that the path of each man's genius contracts itself to a very few hours. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. S. Lewis quote: "Whatever you do, He will make good of it. But not the good He..."
Whatever you do, He will make good of it. But not the good He had prepared for you if you had obeyed him. C. S. Lewis
A phenomenon that a number of people have noted while in deep depression is the sense of being accompanied by a second self? a wraithlike observer who, not sharing the dementia of his double, is able to watch with dispassionate curiosity as his companion struggles against the oncoming disaster, or decides to embrace it. There is a theatrical quality about all this, and during the next several days, as I went about stolidly preparing for extinction, I couldn't shake off a sense of melodrama?... William Styron
It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind. Terry Prachett
I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial... I thought I knew a good deal about it all, I was sure I should not fail. Winston Churchill
A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself Maya Angelou
Ian Mcewan quote: "He would change my life and behave with selfless cruelty as he..."
He would change my life and behave with selfless cruelty as he prepared to set out on a journey with no hope of return. Ian Mcewan
Alan Dean Foster quote: "Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you..."
Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance. Alan Dean Foster
We all know that the people we love are mortal, we all know we’re mortal, we know it’s going to end; you cannot prepare yourself for it. J. K. Rowling
God’s training is for now, not presently. His purpose is for this minute, not for something in the future. we have nothing to do with the afterwards of obedience; we can get it wrong when we think of the afterwards. what men call training and preparation, God calls the end… if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment is precious. Oswald Chambers

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