Stately and tall he moves in the hall,
The chief of a thousand for grace.

Stately and tall he moves in the hall,
The chief of a thousand for grace.

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that read more

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them.

Do you know that the ready concession of minor points is a part of the grace of life?

Do you know that the ready concession of minor points is a part of the grace of life?

Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please.

Whatever he did, was done with so much ease,
In him alone 'twas natural to please.

Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard, and many a time
Th' harmony of read more

Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard, and many a time
Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage
Brought my too diligent ear; for several virtues
Have I liked several women; never any
With so full soul but some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed,
And put it to the foil.

Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.

Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.

Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe read more

Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you'll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.

Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first read more

Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first place.

Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be read more

Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved.