Charles Henry Mackintosh Quotes
It is much better to be drawn by the joys of heaven, than driven by the sorrows of earth.
Quotes to Explore
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The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.
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Truly, love is delightful and pleasant food, supplying, as it does, rest to the weary, strength to the weak, and joy to the sorrowful. It in fact renders the yoke of truth easy and its burden light.
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We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
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'Planet Earth' was such an extraordinary series and the 'Making Of'... is fascinating: the creatures and stories behind the camera are just as fascinating as those in front. It's a bit of a dream come true to be a part of the team in some small way.
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I hope I'm remembered as the king of the world, the noble man who united all the nations of the earth. But that probably won't happen.
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The cure for sorrow is to learn something.
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Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
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Since Queens is the most ethnically diverse plot of land on Earth, we had tenants from all over the globe. The whole world in one building.
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And remember, it's also very funny, because side by side with grief lies joy.
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Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction.
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The people of the world can live together in peace. We know that is God's vision. Now, that must be our work here on Earth.
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Within your magic web of hair, lies furledThe fire and splendour of the ancient world;The dire gold of the comet's wind-blown hair;The songs that turned to gold the evening airWhen all the stars of heaven sang for joy.
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O vanity! you are the lever by means of which Archimedes wished to lift the earth!
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I wear anything of culture, from the Earth or beyond. The whole planet is my shop.
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As the wealthiest nation on Earth, we have made a commitment to provide health care for those over 65. In order to pay for this, each of us should contribute the same, flat percentage of our earned income.
Charles B. Rangel -
Those who remain unmoved by the wind of joy silently follow the Path.
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When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth.
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But God will have a people upon the earth to maintain the Bible, and the Bible only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all reforms.
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If someone smells a flower and says he does not understand, the reply to him is: there is nothing to understand, it is only a scent. If he persists, saying: that I know, but what does it all mean? Then one has either to change the subject, or make it more abstruse by saying that the scent is the shape which the universal joy takes in the flower.
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Earth, receive an honored guest; William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel lie Emptied of its poetry.
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To try to become happy is to try to build a machine with no other specifications than it shall run noiselessly.
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Freddie Aguilar, who's billed as 'the Bob Dylan of the Philippines.' This is unfair, since he's good-looking, plays the guitar well, can carry a tune, and writes songs that make sense.
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It is much better to be drawn by the joys of heaven, than driven by the sorrows of earth.
