Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.Author: Sir William Penn Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.Author: Edwin Hubbel Chapin The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and … [Read more…]
Men are probably nearer the central truth in their superstitions than in their science.Author: Henry David Thoreau Superstitions are, for the most part, but the shadows of great truths.Author: Tryon Edwards Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes begging.Author: Martin Luther Superstition is the poison of the mind.Author: Joseph Lewis Superstition is … [Read more…]
Beauty and Goodness Beauty endures for only as long as it can be seen; goodness, beautiful today, will remain so tomorrow. – Sappho Refinement creates beauty everywhere. It is the grossness of the spectator that discovers anything like grossness in the object. – William Hazlitt, Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but … [Read more…]
As a white candle In a holy place, So is the beauty Of an aged face. – Joseph Campbell To me, fair friend, you never can be old For as you were when first your eye I eyed, Such seems your beauty still. – Shakespeare As we grow old, the beauty steals inward. – Ralph … [Read more…]
WORDS Quotes Sayings & PHRASES ABOUT ELEPHANTS The elephant is a friend to man More than the dog, it’s constant. And now indeed our turn has come to be the Friend of the elephant.” From the song, Friends of the Elephant, composed by Paul Hippeau, for the Society of the Friends of the Elephant at … [Read more…]
Philip K. Dick: I am a living animal, tied to a dying soul. Philip K. Dick What he did not know then is that it is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane. Philip K. Dicks VALIS Let it be said that one of the first symptoms of psychosis is that the person … [Read more…]
“They never burned witches,” said Granny. “Probably they burned some old ladies who spoke up or couldn’t run away. I wouldn’t look for witches bein’ burned,” she added, shifting position. “I might look for witches doin’ the burning, though. We ain’t all nice.” Granny Weatherwax “We are vampires. We can’t help what we are.” “Only … [Read more…]
“What? Oh. . . no. . . it’s not like that. I mean, they’re not bad. It’s much. . . worse than that.” “Worse than bad?!” “They think they know what’s best for everybody.” Agnes and Christine “Mr. Bucket,” he [Salzella] said, “this is opera. Everyone is always on edge. Have you ever heard of … [Read more…]
anonymous You can t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future. anonymous The past is history. The future is a mystery. And today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present. Mary Kay Blakely One life stamps and influences another, which in turn stamps and influences … [Read more…]
Aesop Please all, and you will please none. anonymous A fellow who does things that count, doesn t usually stop to count them. Saint Augustine (354-430) Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. Richard Bach Here s the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you re alive, it isn … [Read more…]