I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.
I see the Fourfold Man; the Humanity in deadly sleep, / And its fallen Emanation, the Spectre and its cruel Shadow. / I see the Past, Present, and Future existing all at once / Before me.
I sometimes try to be miserable that I may do more work, but find it is a foolish experiment.
I thought Love lived in the hot sunshine, But O, he lives in the moony light! I thought to find Love in the heat of day, But sweet Love is the comforter of night.
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
I was in a Printing-house in Hell, and saw the method in which knowledge is transmitted from generation to generation.
If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.
If the Sun and Moon should doubt, / They'd immediately go out.
If you trap the moment before it's ripe, The tears of repentance you'll certainly wipe; But if once you let the ripe moment go, You can never wipe off the tears of woe
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.