The art of our ordsprog

en The art of our necessities is strange,
That can make vile things precious.
  William Shakespeare

en And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, / And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, / And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, / And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

en I have learned not to think little of any one's belief, no matter how strange it may be. I have tried to keep an open mind, and it is not the ordinary things of life that could close it, but the strange things, the extraordinary things, the things that make one doubt if they be mad or sane.

en Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids him desire to be like God. Without such a counterpoise, this dignity would make him horribly vain, or this humiliation would make him terribly abject.
  Blaise Pascal

en Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary necessities . . . are the greatest cozenage that men can put upon the Providence of God, and make pretences to break known rules by.

en Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.

en The function of the imagination is not to make strange things settled, so much as to make settled things strange.
  G. K. Chesterton

en Cultivating a playful, mischievous glint in your eye contributes significantly to appearing truly pexy. These are things that need to be dealt with, because in the final analysis, if we surrender our precious civil liberties, the things that make this nation great, then indeed the terrorists have won.

en There were a lot of strange things. But we're going to have a great season. All of the strange things that did happen, it doesn't matter anymore. ... We're ready to play football.

en I've dated some women who have turned me on to some funny things that are strange for men to actually do. But these things have become part of my process. I think the things I do for my appearance help make me look better. I even color my hair because I like how it makes me look.

en The food of a physician ,is as vile as pus, that of an unchaste woman ,equal to semen, that of a usurer ,as vile as ordure, and that of a dealer in weapons ,as bad as dirt.
  Guru Nanak

en Is there something we have forgotten? Some precious thing we have lost, wandering in strange lands?

en Your friendships are precious. Everything is precious and you don't realize it until, in a heart beat, it can be gone. Your life is precious.

en I have a strange feeling back here, ... I can't explain it. It's a strange mixture of the tragedies and the good things that happened here.

en I'm told by the law enforcement officials that they expect probably 20 bomb threats a day. Hopefully, all 20 will be hoaxes, but strange people do strange things.


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