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I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have I read more
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the
day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the
accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation.)
By-and-by has no end.
[Lat., Modo, et modo, non habebent modum.]
By-and-by has no end.
[Lat., Modo, et modo, non habebent modum.]
I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of read more
I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the next surest thing for an Indian was soap and education. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run; because a half-massacred Indian may recover, but if you educate him and wash him, it is bound to finish him some time or other.
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
Think not thy time short in this world, since the world itself is
not long. The created world is read more
Think not thy time short in this world, since the world itself is
not long. The created world is but a small parenthesis in
eternity, and a short interposition, for a time, between such a
state of duration as was before it and may be after it.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
You may delay, but time will not.
You may delay, but time will not.
Time cools; time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.
Time cools; time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.