"Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children - honored as the jewelry of God only by them - when suddenly the voice of Christianity, counter-signing the voice of infancy, raised them to a grandeur transcending the Hebrew throne, although founded by God himself, and pronounced Solomon in all his glory not to be arrayed like one of these."

-- Thomas de Quincey

#Children Quotes #Flower Quotes #Years Quotes

“One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.”

Source : Allan Lokos (2012). “Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living”, p.143, Penguin
“The love of power comes from a lack of the most important power, that of living a life of eternity with every creature.”
“Ohio State created me. They created what they suspended.”
“There are no disappointments to those whose wills are buried in the will of God.”

Source : Frederick William Faber (1860). “Bethlehem”, p.381
“It's easy to focus on the things that divide us. Sometimes too easy.”
“But we should ask the question: Why should a writer be more than a writer? Why should a writer be a guru? Why are we supposed to be psychiatrists? Isn't it enough to write and tell the truth? It's not like telling the truth is common. Writers are the earthworms of society. We aerate the soil. That's enough.”
“A good reputation is better than fame.”
“It's a tough world out there, and women can't afford to be weenies.”

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