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Mountains interposed
Make enemies of nations, who had else
Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Mountains interposed
Make enemies of nations, who had else
Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, read more
Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.
I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.
Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.
Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.
Over the hills, and over the main,
To Flanders, Portugal, or Spain;
The Queen commands, and we'll read more
Over the hills, and over the main,
To Flanders, Portugal, or Spain;
The Queen commands, and we'll obey,
Over the hills and far away.
Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and read more
Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.
