God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.
If there is any one thing most needed in this time of tumult and frustration, when men and women and youth and young adults are desperately seeking for answers to the problems which afflict mankind, it is an "iron rod" as a safe guide along the straight path on the way to eternal life, amidst the strange and devious roadways that would eventually lead to destruction and to the ruin of all that is "virtuous, lovely, or of good report. "
Did some more sober critics come abroad? If wrong, I smil'd; if right, I kiss'd the rod.
Research has convincingly demonstrated that using the "rod" creates children who are not more obedient but who are instead simplymore angry and aggressive than other kids. Parents who routinely slap or strike their children are actually handing them a model of violence to imitate--and many do indeed grow to be abusive, some even murderously so.
A Rod: An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.
I'm in a class by myself, along with people like Rod Stewart.
We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod. . . to attract the attacks against the organization for our work, and that is a difficult role. On the other hand," he said, "I get undue credit.
A heroin-thin boy with enough rings in his eyebrows to resemble a shower curtain rod.
Today she met me at the door, said I would have to choose, if I picked up that fishing rod today, she'd be packing all her things and she'd be gone by noon. . . . well I'm gonna miss her when I get home tonight.
We often learn more of God under the rod that strikes us than under the staff that comforts us.
Tailor your space to your needs. In one closet, I have upper and lower rods for skirts, pants and tops. The second is all shelves for bags and linens. In the third, there's just one rod for suits and dresses. To hang evening gowns, I use hooks on the ceiling.
Come forward, some great marshal, and organize equality in society, and your rod shall swallow up all the juggling old court gold-sticks
I discovered that it was a lonely world being a solo artist. Then I started working with another solo artist, Rod Stewart, and he used to tell me how lonely he was!
I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology, as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is, unjustified. The dowsing rod is a simple instrument which shows the uncanny reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time.
If your rod weighs six ounces, your reel nine, and your line another ounce or two, it means that you are holding a pound of weight in your casting hand - much of the time at arm's length - all the time you fish. Try carrying a pound of butter around that way for four or five hours.
I don't consider myself a divining rod whom God is speaking through or any kind of crap like that.
A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
The notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience.
An iron rod being placed on the outside of a building from the highest part continued down into the moist earth, in any direction strait or crooked, following the form of the roof or other parts of the building, will receive the lightning at its upper end, attracting it so as to prevent it's striking any other part; and, affording it a good conveyance into the earth, will prevent its damaging any part of the building.
Spare the rod and spoil the child - that is true. But, beside the rod, keep an apple to give him when he has done well.