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Don't mistake the fathers' thanks, Fairy had warned her. Men scared of us, always will be. To them we're death's handmaiden standing as between them and the children their wives carry. During those times, Fairy said, the midwife is the interference, the one giving orders, on whose secret skill so much depended, and the dependency irritated them. Especially here in this place where they had come to multiply in peace.
— Toni Morrison
There's plenty, isn't there? Not those frycake things they like but good hot food the winters are so bad we need coal a sin to burn trees on the prairie yesterday the snow sifted in under the door quaesumus, da propitius pacem in diebus nostris Sister Roberta is peeling the onions et a peccato simus semper liberi can't you ab omni perturbatione securi…
— Toni Morrison
Lay em down, Sethe. Sword and shield. Down. Down. Both of em down. Down by the riverside. Sword and shield. Don't study war no more. Lay all that mess down. Sword and shield.
— Toni Morrison
Other than outwitting evil, waging war against the unworthy, there seems to be nothing for the inhabitants of paradise to do.
— Toni Morrison
Lay em down, Sethe. Sword and shield. Down. Down. Both of em down. Down by the riverside. Sword and shield. Don't study war no more,. Lay all that mess down.
— Toni Morrison
God is a God of unity, and where there is disunity and division, His Spirit is not free to dwell.
— Tony Evans
Having your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace creates a stability that even Satan cannot undo.
— Tony Evans
Philippians 4:7: "And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Peace protects you.
— Tony Evans
The Greek word translated "peace" in the Scripture is eirene. This word is equivalent to the Hebrew word shalom. Essentially, eirene embodies completeness, wholeness, and an inner resting of the soul that does not fluctuate based on outside influences. A person who is at peace is someone who is stable, calm, orderly, and at rest within. The opposite of peace, of course, is inner chaos, anxiety, and worry. This
— Tony Evans
You can sleep peacefully at night because you are God's beloved—you have aligned yourself underneath His lordship and comprehensive rule—and He is working while you are snoring.
— Tony Evans
Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges; it doesn't make any sense to do it.
— Kobe Bryant
The quickest way to lose our peace in the midst of a spiritual conflict is to forget that our salvation came from His works and not ours. If our salvation was won through our efforts, then it would be up to us to fight to keep it. But we are not fighting for our salvation—we are fighting from our salvation.
— Kris Vallotton