“Some men at the approach of a dispute neigh like horses. Unless there be an argument, they think nothing is doing. Some talkers excel in the precision with which they formulate their thoughts, so that you get from them somewhat to remember; others lay criticism asleep by a charm. Especially women use words that are not words,--as steps in a dance are not steps,--but reproduce the genius of that they speak of; as the sound of some bells makes us think of the bell merely, whilst the church chimes in the distance bring the church and its serious memories before us.” ThinkingMenUseRememberSpeakSoundChurchMemoriesStepsSeriousGeniusApproachArgumentCriticismHorseLaysDistanceCharmBellsDisputesPrecisionTalkersChimes Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If a young dog strays up the aisle during church no one says anything, no one does anything, but, none the less, he soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Even so, as the distance between myself and the hearthrug diminished, did I become aware that something was very wrong indeed.” IfsHeartDoeYoungChurchDogDistanceSay AnythingAisle Book:The memoirs of Ethel Smyth Source: The memoirs of Ethel Smyth
“When, as a child, I first opened my eyes on a Sunday-morning, a feeling of dismal anicipation, which began at least on the Friday,culminated. I knew what was before me, and my wish, if not my word, was "Would God it were evening!" It was no day of rest, but a day of texts, of catechisms (Watts'), of tracts about converted swearers, godly charwomen, and edifying deaths of sinners saved.... There was but one rosy spot, in the distance, all that day: and that was "bed-time," which never could come too early!” IfsFirstsChildrenFeelingsEyeReligionWishChurchMorningBedDistanceSavedSpotsEveningSinnerSundayGodlyFridayMy WishRosySunday MorningCatechismDay Of RestBed Time Author:Lewis Carroll
“The dismembering of a human being routinely in 30 minutes on an outpatient bases - or any other way - is barbaric. Four blocks from our church all year long - like churches within smelling distance of Auschwitz or Dachau or Buchenwald.” WayYearsHumansLongChurchHuman BeingsFourMinutesBasesDistanceBlockAbortionAuschwitzBarbaricDachauBuchenwald Author:John Piper
“The further one separates himself from the precepts of the Christian Church, the further one distances himself from the truth. Only God can create. I make music from music.” ChristianChurchDistanceChristian Church Author:Igor Stravinsky
“One of the beauties of working in radio is the way a whole setting can be richly evoked simply by the addition to the track of a little birdsong and a church bell in the distance.” WayLittlesWholeChurchDistanceTrackRadioSettingSettingsBellsBirdsongChurch Bells Author:Peter Blegvad