Alta Quotes

You are to gather up the joys and sorrows, the struggles, the beauty, love, dreams and hopes of every hour that they may be consecrated at the altar of daily life. - MacRina Wiederkehr

Yes and No are soon said, but give much to think over. - Baltasar Gracian

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. - Bible

Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: / And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. - Bible

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? / Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. - Bible

Work is the price which is paid for reputation. - Baltasar Gracian

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! / Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? / And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. - Bible

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit. - Baltasar Gracian