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It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.
It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness read more
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires. Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven.
An inadvertent step may crush the snail
That crawls at evening in the public path.
But he read more
An inadvertent step may crush the snail
That crawls at evening in the public path.
But he that has humanity, forewarned,
Will turn aside and let the reptile live.
Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?
Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's?
W'en you see a man in woe,
Walk right up and say "hullo."
Say "hullo" and "how read more
W'en you see a man in woe,
Walk right up and say "hullo."
Say "hullo" and "how d'ye do,"
"How's the world a-usin' you?"
. . . .
W'en you travel through the strange
Country t'other side the range,
Then the souls you've cheered will know
Who you be, an' say "hullo."
Every human heart is human.
Every human heart is human.
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.
I am mortal. I am born to love and to suffer.