139 Quotes by Jeff Wheeler

Where weeds are sown, weeds grow.

New ideas are delicate. They can be crushed easily. New ideas can be killed by a sneer or a yawn... or even a frown.

Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.

There were so many powerful, headstrong men in this kingdom, but all of them were blind. A woman ruled them, and they did not even know it. Men needed to be ruled.

One of the ancients once said that the face is the mirror of the mind, and the eyes – without speaking – confess the secrets of the heart.

We can learn from anyone, even our enemies. Knowledge can be twisted into any shape. Did not one of the wisest men teach that the least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold?

The strongest bonds come from families – those we are born into and those we choose.

Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.

Mastons learn that a peaceful conscience invites relief from anguish, sorrow, guilt, and shame. It provides a foundation for joy. It is of immeasurable worth. It is also incredibly rare. – Richard Syon, Aldermaston of Muirwood.