Quotes of the Week - July 15, 2008:
"You are my lord, you're my darling, you're my orgy, my charming
prince." -- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's tribute to husband, Nicholas
Sarkozy, president of France.
"Barack, he's talking down to black people. I want to cut his nuts
off." -- Jesse Jackson, US Democrat and civil rights activist,
about his party's presidential candidate Barack Obama.
"Many things that happened in the jungle we have to leave in the
jungle." -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt, refuses to discuss
certain details about her six years of captivity in jungles of Colombia.
"Europe is a family of 27 nations, we can't leave anyone behind."
-- Nicolas Sarkozy, French President, urging European Parliament to
speed negotiations over Lisbon Treaty.
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Bible Quotes - 2 Samuel - Famous Quotes, Quotations, Sayings
The
beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the
mighty fallen!
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon;
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters
of the uncircumcised triumph.
Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there
be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield
of the mighty is vilely cast away. 2 Samuel, 1. 19
Saul
and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in
their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles,
they were stronger than lions.
Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet,
with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your
apparel. 2 Samuel, 1. 23
I
am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast
thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the
love of women.
How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! 2 Samuel, 1. 26
And
David danced before the Lord with all his might. 2 Samuel, 6. 14
The
poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb. 2 Samuel, 12. 3
Thou
art the man. 2 Samuel, 12. 7
While
the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept But now he is
dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I
shall go to him but he shall not return to me. 2 Samuel, 12. 22
For
we needs must die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which
cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person. 2 Samuel, 14. 14
Come
out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial. 2 Samuel, 16. 7
And
when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled
his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city,
and put his household in order, and hanged himself. 2 Samuel, 17. 23