Quotes by Ashes Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. Halleluiah amen, you are dismissed. Ted Dekker amenashesdust Max: "You'll never be good enough to deserve her, you know." Ash: "God doesn't always give you what you deserve," Ash said quietly. "Sometimes he gives you what you can't live without. Teresa Medeiros ashesmaxgiving Some combinations of people are toxic, you know? You have to find the right one that isn't just going to explode into fiery ash and destruction. Taylor Swift toxicashespeople In the midst of life we are in death, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection. Thomas Cranmer ashesdustearth Gold once out of the earth is no more due unto it; what was unreasonably committed to the ground, is reasonably resumed from it; let monuments and rich fabricks, not riches, adorn men's ashes. Thomas Browne ashesgoldmen The oak roars when a high wind wrestles with it; the beech shrieks; the elm sends forth a long, deep groan; the ash pours out moans of thrilling anguish. Thomas Starr King asheswindlong Even the darkest moments of the liturgy are filled with joy, and Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the lenten fast, is a day of happiness, a Christian feast. Thomas Merton asheschristianjoy Nevertheless, the liturgy of Ash Wednesday is not focussed on the sinfulness of the penitent but on the mercy of God. The question of sinfulness is raised precisely because this is a day of mercy, and the just do not need a savior. Thomas Merton mercy-of-godashesneeds The bread I eat in London, is a deleterious paste, mixed up with chalk, alum, and bone ashes: insipid to the taste, and destructive to the constitution. Tobias Smollett asheslondontaste I want my ashes either with some really good primo or as some fertilizer for plants. Tommy Chong ashesplantwant In a world full of quitters, it takes true courage to commit to marriage renewal. If you want a field manual for restoring your relationship, get The Phoenix Marriage: God creates beauty out of ashes. Tony Jeary phoenixashesfields I wasn't a very good waitress, always spilling things on people and forgetting things. I once spilled ashes all over Mike Wallace's table. Tracy Pollan ashestablespeople If but a few live coals are found in a mountain of ashes, no one should be disappointed. Genius is a rare quality in this world, and there is no reason why it should be more ubiquitous among Blacks than Whites. Wallace Thurman mountainashesquality No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner. Walter Savage Landor incenseburn-outashes Of thousands of others, nearer the centre of the explosion, there was no trace. They vanished. The theory in Hiroshima is that the atomic heat was so great that they burned instantly to ashes - except that there were no ashes. Wilfred Burchett explosionsheatashes What's memory but the ash That chokes our fires that have begun to sink? William Butler Yeats ashesfirememories The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men. William Hazlitt ashesflamesmen We're all embers from the same fire. Our ember winks out, we're ashes, we go back to the fire. William Shatner embersashesfire Got a hundred grand in my ash tray, spend a 100 k on a bad day. Wiz Khalifa ashesbad-daymeaningful We shall defend every village, every town and every city. The vast mass of London itself, fought street by street, could easily devour an entire hostile army; and we would rather see London laid in ruins and ashes than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved. Winston Churchill ashesarmycities«23456789101112»
