A young man who had been troubling society with impalpable doctrines of a new civilization which he called "the Kingdom of Heaven" had been put out of the way; and I can imagine that believer in material power murmuring as he went homeward, "it will all blow over now." Yes. The wind from the Kingdom of Heaven has blown over the world, and shall blow for centuries yet. |
Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies Between the pain of hell and Paradise. |
Any relations in a social order will endure, if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality. |
Forgive me, Spirit of my spirit, for this, that I have found it easier to read the mystery told in tears and understood Thee better in sorrow than in joy. |
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see |
Our hearts were drunk with a beauty Our eyes could never see |
Seek on earth what you have found in heaven. |
Twilight, a timid, fawn, went glimmering by, And Night, the dark-blue hunter, followed fast. |
We may fight against what is wrong, but if we allow ourselves to hate, that is to insure our spiritual defeat and our likeness to what we hate. |
You can't evoke great spirits and eat plums at the same time. |