"The heart of God through his creation stirs, We thrill to feel it, trembling as the flowers That die to live again, his messengers, To keep faith firm in these sad souls of ours. The waves of Time may devastate our lives, The frosts of age may check our failing breath, They shall not touch the spirit that survives Triumphant over doubt and pain and death."

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Source : Celia Thaxter (1872). “Poems”, p.31

Celia Thaxter

#Pain Quotes #Flower Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I didn't go to prom - I was homeschooled.”
“Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.”
“Religion is the retarded stepchild of philosophy.”
“How can we be strangers if we both believe in God?”
“It's easy to fight when everything's right And you're mad with the thrill and the glory; It's easy to cheer when victory's near, And wallow in fields that are gory. It's a different song when everything's wrong, When you're feeling infernally mortal; When it's ten against one, and hope there is none, Buck up, little soldier, and chortle!”

Source : Robert William Service, “Carry On”
“A key difference between a dialogue and an ordinary discussion is that, within the latter people usually hold relatively fixed positions and argue in favor of their views as they try to convince others to change. At best this may produce agreement or compromise, but it does not give rise to anything creative.”
“Computer images, like camera images today, will be seen as representations of a simulated, second-degree reality with little or no connection to the unmediated world. This is one lesson we can learn from photographs, and especially from those of the last 25 years: images exist not to be believed, but to be interrogated.”
“Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.”

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