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Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether read more
Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.
The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.
The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth.
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.
Nothing on earth is so well-suited to make the sad merry, the merry sad, to give courage to the despairing, read more
Nothing on earth is so well-suited to make the sad merry, the merry sad, to give courage to the despairing, to make the proud humble, to lessen envy and hate, as music
The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the
shadow on the moon and I read more
The church says that the Earth is flat, but I have seen the
shadow on the moon and I have more faith in the shadow than in
the church.
Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.
Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.
We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent read more
We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.
I confess that I love him, I rejoice that I love him, I thank the maker of Heaven and Earth read more
I confess that I love him, I rejoice that I love him, I thank the maker of Heaven and Earth that gave him to me. The exultation floods me.
