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Unseen hands delay
The coming of what oft seems close in ken,
And, contrary, the moment, when read more
Unseen hands delay
The coming of what oft seems close in ken,
And, contrary, the moment, when we say
"'Twill never come!" comes on us even then.
And so we stand here motionless, waiting for the bitter end of all that is beautiful in this world; hoping read more
And so we stand here motionless, waiting for the bitter end of all that is beautiful in this world; hoping only that the futures power will shed light on a new and wonderful destiny.
A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of
the fish that read more
A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of
the fish that hath fed of that worm.
Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
O, read more
Imperious Caesar, dead and turned to clay,
Might stop a hole to keep the wind away.
O, that that earth which kept the world in awe
Should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!
To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before read more
To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us.
Men are what their mothers made them.
Men are what their mothers made them.
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.
My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.
My death and life,
My bane and antidote, are both before me.
All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.
All, soon or late, are doom'd that path to tread.