"How shall we celebrate the day,When God appeared in mortal clay,The mark of worldly scorn;When the Archangel's heavenly Lays,Attempted the Redeemer's Praise,And hail'd Salvation's Morn!"

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Source : Thomas Chatterton, George Gregory (1803). “The Works of Thomas Chatterton ...: Life of Chatterton, by G. Gregory. Miscellaneous poems”, p.5

Thomas Chatterton

#Clay Quotes #Praise Quotes #Celebrate Quotes

“I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.”
“My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.”
“Sometimes it seems to me that all of life is a struggle to contain the natural impulses of the body and spirit, and that what we call character represents only the degree to which we are successful in this endeavor.”
“Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.”
“Prostrate on earth the bleeding warrior lies, And Isr'el's beauty on the mountains dies. How are the mighty fallen! Hush'd be my sorrow, gently fall my tears, Lest my sad tale should reach the alien's ears: Bid Fame be dumb, and tremble to proclaim In heathen Gath, or Ascalon, our shame Lest proud Philistia, lest our haughty foe, With impious scorn insult our solemn woe.”

Source : "The Lamentation of David over Saul and Jonathan". Poem by William Somervile,
“The world of the Takers is one vast prison, and except for a handful of Leavers scattered across the world, the entire human race is now inside that prison.”
“Expectation makes a blessing dear. Heaven were not heaven if we knew what it was.”
“Life has shown me all too often that there is no rhyme or reason to the cruelty inflicted upon humanity.”

Source : Cassia Leo (2014). “Black Box”, p.17, Random House

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