Oh Lord, grant that we may not despise our rulers; and grant, oh Lord, that
they may not act so we can't help it.
-- Lyman Beecher
they may not act so we can't help it.
-- Lyman Beecher
Related:
- O Lord, grant that we may always be right,
for Thou knowest we will never change our minds... - O Lord, grant that we may always be right, for
Thou knowest we will never change our minds.
Old Scottish... - Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can
accomplish. --... - Lord, Lord, how this world is given to lying! I grant you I was down
and out of breath;
and so was he. But we rose both at an instant, and... - Lord, grant me patience,
but first ....... - First we will be best, and then we will be first.
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Grant... - Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Hamlet%And I a maid... - Homer: Dear Lord, thank You for this microwave bounty,
even though we don't deserve it. I mean..... - Oh Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
-- St.
Augustine (A.D. 354...
From the same category:
- A man that hath friends must show himself friendly;
and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother... - The worst thing about censorship is
[[[[[[[[[[... - An injury is much sooner forgotten than an
insult... - It's eight o'clock, sir!"
"Why the devil didn't you tell me that before?"
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Overheard in... - A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.
Arthur...
