"The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it."

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Source : Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1890). “Ordination Addresses and Counsels to Clergy”

Joseph Barber Lightfoot

#Struggle Quotes #Dark Quotes #Veils Quotes

“I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.”
“It has often been argued that absolute scepticism is self-contradictory; but this is a mistake: and even if it were not so, it would be no argument against the absolute sceptic, inasmuch as he does not admit that no contradictory propositions are true. Indeed, it would be impossible to move such a man, for his scepticism consists in considering every argument and never deciding upon its validity; he would, therefore, act in this way in reference to the arguments brought against him.”
“Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.”

Source : James Rachels (1999). “The Elements of Moral Philosophy”
“The Millennium Declaration was a solemn pledge to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty.”
“The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics”
“Can every anguish calmly bear.”
“Fairies, arouse! Mix with your song Harplet and pipe, Thrilling and clear, Swarm on the boughs! Chant in a throng! Morning is ripe, Waiting to hear.”

Source : William Allingham (1877). “Songs, Ballads, and Stories: Including Many Now First Collected, the Rest Revised and Rearranged”
“The power of the voice in rap is about the expression of truth, rather than the expression of some kind of artifice. Landays, they're about love and pleasure and oppression and levels of oppression within a family. And because of that, I think rap music is probably closely related.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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