Quotes of Spine - somelinesforyou

“ The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. ”

- Bible

“ The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine. ”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“ Cannibals prefer those who have no spines. ”

- Stanislaw Lem

“ You've only to walk amongst them, to trail your fingers over their spines, to be enriched by a wonderful osmosis. ”

- Phillip Adams

“ Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened. ”

- Billy Graham

“ The destroyer of weeds, thistles, and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not. ”

- Robert Green Ingersoll

“ The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose. ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man. ”

- St. Therese of Lisieux

“ This sheaf of paper with gaudy cover glued to the spine is not the book. The book is not an object on the table, it is an event in the readers mind… The book, therefore is only finished when someone reads it. ”

- Lois McMaster Bujold

“ No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one. ”

- Tallulah Bankhead
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