Quotation Explorer - 'Sift'

A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. - George Eliot
Reading the bible is like dumpster diving. You sift through the garbage hoping to find anything of value. - Nick Krampus
Sweetie, if love could take away sadness, I'd be the happiest woman on earth. Sometimes the sadness is so deep, we have to sift through all the layers before we can find it and send it packing. That's what I'm trying to do in this place. Find my sadness. - April Young Fritz
Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends. - Arlene Francis
A friend is one to whom you can pour out the contents of your heart, chaff and grain alike. Knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. - Unknown
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