Maxioms by Matthew Arnold
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things
Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things
The seven works of bodily mercy be these: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked and read more
The seven works of bodily mercy be these: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked and the needy, harbour the houseless, comfort the sick, visit prisoners, bury the dead. The seven works of spiritual mercy be these: teach men the truth, counsel men to hold with Christ's law, chastise sinners by moderate reproving in charity, comfort sorrowful men by Christ's passion, forgive wrongs, suffer meekly reproofs for the right of God's law, pray heartily for friend and for foe. ... Middle English Sermons September 6, 2001 Commemoration of Allen Gardiner, founder of the South American Missionary Society, 1851 Commemoration of Albert Schweitzer, Teacher, Physician, Missionary, 1965 Of the access for us, at any rate, to the spirit of life -- us who were born in Christendom, and are in touch, conscious or unconscious, with Christianity -- this is the true account. Questions over which the churches spend so much labour and time -- questions about the Trinity, about the godhead of Christ, about the procession of the Holy Ghost -- are not vital; what is vital is the doctrine of access to the spirit of life through Christ.
The kings of modern thought are dumb.
The kings of modern thought are dumb.
Saw life steadily and saw it whole.
Saw life steadily and saw it whole.
Culture is "To know the best that has been said and thought in
the world."
Culture is "To know the best that has been said and thought in
the world."
