To one who is accustomed to thinking a lot, every new thought that he hears or reads about immediately appears as a link in a chai...n.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
O thou day o' th' world, Chain mine armed neck, leap thou, attire and all,... Through proof of harness to my heart, and there Ride on the pants triumphing!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There is not any present moment that is unconnected with some future one. The life of every man is a continued chain of incidents,... each link of which hangs upon the former. The transition from cause to effect, from event to event, is often carried on by secret steps, which our foresight cannot divine, and our sagacity is unable to trace. Evil may at some future period bring forth good; and good may bring forth evil, both equally unexpected.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
... God allows the wheat and the tares to grow up together, and ... the tares frequently get the start of the wheat and kill it ou...t. The only difference between the wheat and human beings is that the latter have intellect and ought to combine and pull out the tares, root and branch.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The banners flashing through the trees Make their blood dance and chain their eyes;... That bugle-music on the breeze Arrests them with a charm'd surprise. Banner by turns and bugle woo: Ye shy recluses, follow too!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. To remain in touch with the past requ...ires a love of memory. To remain in touch with the past requires a constant imaginative effort.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »