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Jeremiah Seed
"It must descend, as the dew, upon the tender herb, or like melting flakes of snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind." --
Source : Jeremiah Seed (1757). “Discourses on several important subjects. To which are added, 8 sermons preached at the lady Moyer's lecture, in the cathedral church of st. Paul, London”, p.351
Jeremiah Seed
#Fall Quotes
#Snow Quotes
#Mind Quotes
“'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.”
“The termites have got me.”
“The most intractable of our experiences is the experience of Time-the intuition of duration, combined with the thought of perpetual perishing.”
“We looked at each other until it felt like everything would burst into flames”
“As they climbed into their saddles, Myron bowed his head and muttered a soft prayer. “There,†Hadrian told Royce, “we’ve got Maribor on our side. Now you can relax.†“Actually,†Myron said sheepishly, “I was praying for the horses. But I will pray for you as well,†he added hastily.”
“When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives you half a chance of winning. Knowing neither yourself or your competition puts you in a position to lose.”
“For nothing keeps a poet In his high singing mood Like unappeasable hunger For unattainable food.”
Source : Joyce Kilmer (1968). “Joyce Kilmer: Memoir and poems”
“I think one difficulty is that the problem is one of such enormous complexity that the very mass of facts presented to the public by press and radio make it exceedingly difficult for the man in the street to reach a clear appraisement of the situation. It is virtually impossible at this distance to grasp at all the real significance of the situation.”
