We live in a complex world. There are many forces calling out, 'Love me. ' A sure way to set our guidelines for that which we choose to serve and learn to love is to follow the admonition of Joshua: 'As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
I was most incorrigibly devoted to versifying, and all my spouse's wholesome admonitions had no manner of effect on me; in short, I believe this scribbling itch is an incurable disease.
What I mean by the Muse is that unimpeded clearness of the intuitive powers, which a perfectly truthful adherence to every admonition of the higher instincts would bring to a finely organized human being. It may appear as prophesy or as poesy. . . should these faculties have free play, I believe they will open up new, deeper and purer sources of joyous inspiration than have as yet refreshed the earth.
Abbott's Admonitions: (1) If you have to ask, you're not entitled to know. (2) If you don't like the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question.
My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain.
Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first. . . If we are to heed the admonition to put first things first. . . one of the main essentials which lies at the very beginning of civilization is that of security.
Man should bear in mind and ponder over the Greek admonition - Not Too Much, Not Too Little.
If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.
Downright admonition, as a rule, is too blunt for the recipient.
It is important that when we are engaged in admonition or exhortation or confrontation with a brother who is overcome in sin, we call attention to the truth in an extraordinarily compassionate and tender and loving spirit.
Precepts are the rules by which we ought to square our lives. When they are contracted into sentences, they strike the affections; whereas admonition is only blowing of the coal.
Yes, I believe you can be right with God and still not like the way some people behave. Our admonition is to love them in a larger and more comprehensive way because we are all one in Christ Jesus. This kind of love is indeed a Christian virtue!
Keep Looking Up was my life's admonition I can do little else in my present position.
Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness.
