The heart that is pitiless counts not the power that pity hath; nor foresees that of gentle ruth for anguish and valor overthrown stern anger may be forged, and a lightening kindled before which mountains fall.
—J.R.R. Tolkien, The History of Middle-Earth IV (The Shaping of Middle Earth), p188.
Winter Notes on Summer Impressions
Pose for yourself this task: not to think of a white bear, and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.
—Fyodor Dostoevsky, Winter Notes on Summer Impressions
—Fyodor Dostoevsky, Winter Notes on Summer Impressions
Luke 2:8-14
Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about.
Lights please.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.
Lights please.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.
Isaiah 25:7-9
And he will swallow up on this mountain
the covering that is cast over all peoples,
the veil that is spread over all nations.
He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the LORD has spoken.
It will be said on that day,
"Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the LORD; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."
—Isaiah 25:7-9 ESV
the covering that is cast over all peoples,
the veil that is spread over all nations.
He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the LORD has spoken.
It will be said on that day,
"Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the LORD; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."
—Isaiah 25:7-9 ESV
Thornton Wilder
Jane Crofut; The Crofut Farm; Grover's Corners; Sutton County; New Hampshire; United States of America; Continent of North America; Western Hemisphere; the Earth; the Solar System; the Universe; the Mind of God.
—Thornton Wilder, Our Town Act 1
—Thornton Wilder, Our Town Act 1
Charles Spurgeon
Worldly conformity, in any degree, is a snare to the soul. Things doubtful we need not doubt about; they are wrong to us. Things tempting we must not dally with, but flee from them with speed. He who yields even a point or two to the world is in fearful peril.
—Charles Spurgeon, Evening, August 29.
—Charles Spurgeon, Evening, August 29.
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