“To turn one's eyes away from Jesus means to turn them to the Law.”
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
Source: Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535), Chapter 2
Source: Commonplace Book (1985), p. 92
“To turn one's eyes away from Jesus means to turn them to the Law.”
Martin Luther (1483–1546) seminal figure in Protestant Reformation
Source: Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (1535), Chapter 2
Brownie Mary (1922–1999) American medical cannabis activist
Associated Press. (1992, July 24). "'Brownie Mary' busted for treats marijuana-laced goodies relieve AIDS patients' pain, she says after release". San Jose Mercury News, p. 3B.
Haruki Murakami book Kafka on the Shore
Variant: When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don't. And when they're running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.
Source: Kafka on the Shore
“Some problems could only be solved by running away from them.”
Lois McMaster Bujold book Paladin of Souls
Paladin of Souls (2003)
Context: You can't solve problems by running away from them, it was said, and like the good child she had once been, she had believed this. But it wasn't true. Some problems could only be solved by running away from them.
p. 36