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Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of
night, time out of space, read more
Art and power will go on as they have done,--will make day out of
night, time out of space, and space out of time.
Man's ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures.
Man's ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
We are what we must
And not what we would be. I know that one hour
Assures read more
We are what we must
And not what we would be. I know that one hour
Assures not another. The will and the power
Are diverse.
Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.
Here burns my candle out; ay, here it dies,
Which, whiles it lasted, gave King Henry light.
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited read more
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.
And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is read more
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.
For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge read more
For I am a weed,
Flung from the rock, on Ocean's foam, to sail,
Where'er the surge may sweep, the tempest's breath prevail.