Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. Henry David Thoreau convinceexpectfaith Change image and share on social
Though I do regard the Inquisition in general and the burning of Giordano Bruno in particular as blots on the history of the Roman Catholic Church, I am far from being actuated by hatred of that church, and in fact cannot imagine that European civilization would have developed or survived without it. Louis MacNeice actuateblotbruno share on social
Though I don't have any serious argument with Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods', I believe that Americans cease to be Europeans - the land makes them become Americans. You see it happening all the time when you travel around America. Michael Moorcock americaamericanargument share on social
Though I had come into the world on 16 November 1922, my official documents show that I was born two days later, on the 18th. It was thanks to this petty fraud that my family escaped from paying the fine for not having registered my birth at the proper legal time. Jose Saramago 18thbearbirth share on social
Though I have friends aplenty in academia, I don't operate within the academic system myself. Eliezer Yudkowsky academiaacademicaplenty Change image and share on social
Though I have never thought of myself as a book collector, there are shelves in our house browsed so often, on so many rainy winter nights, that the contents have seeped into me as if by osmosis. Hilary Mantel bookbrowsecollector Change image and share on social
Though I have no productive worth, I have a certain value as an indestructible quantity. Alice James indestructibleproductivequantity Change image and share on social
Though I have seldom done anything to my own satisfaction, I am better satisfied with the translation of the New Testament than I ever expected to be. The language is, I believe, simple, plain, intelligible; and I have endeavored, I hope successfully, to make every sentence a faithful representation of the original. Adoniram Judson endeavoreexpectfaithful share on social
Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down. Misty Copeland lotpeoplesupport Change image and share on social