The voices of cold reason were talking, as usual, to deaf ears.
Ellis PetersStichwörter: reason rationality argument stubbornness
In the end there is nothing to be done but to state clearly what has been done, without shame or regret, and say: Here I am, and this is what I am. Now deal with me as you see fit. That is your right. Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price.
You do what you must do, and pay for it. So in the end all things are simple.
Stichwörter: free-will judgment self-determination responsibility penance
All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil.
Ellis PetersStichwörter: corruption right-and-wrong good-and-evil
Brother Cadfael knew better than to be in a hurry, where souls were concerned. There was plenty of elbow-room in eternity.
Ellis PetersStichwörter: eternity salvation souls
If ever you do go back, what is it you want of Evesham?"
"Do I know? [...] The silence, it might be ... or the stillness. To have no more running to do ... to have arrived, and have no more need to run. The appetite changes. Now I think it would be a beautiful thing to be still.
Stichwörter: roots home homecoming completion stillness homelessness anchoring attachment belonging arrival fullfilment journey-s-end
Every man has within him only one life and one nature ... It behooves a man to look within himself and turn to the best dedication possible those endowments he has from his Maker. You do no wrong in questioning what once you held to be right for you, if now it has come to seem wrong. Put away all thought of being bound. We do not want you bound. No one who is not free can give freely.
Ellis PetersStichwörter: life free-will freedom self-determination choices giving conduct-of-life
Once, I remember, Father Abbot said that our purpose is justice, and with God lies the privilege of mercy. But even God, when he intends mercy, needs tools to his hand.
Ellis PetersStichwörter: justice god mercy divine-judgment
A man must be prepared to face life, as well as death, there's no escape from either.
Ellis PetersStichwörter: life death courage responsibility conduct-of-life
I value devotion and fidelity, and doubt if it matters whether the object falls short. What you do and what you are is what matters. Your loyalty is as sacred as mine.
Ellis PetersIn every decision there must be some regrets.
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