“Without [these] lights and [this] little throne our Lord cannot come out of His tabernacle. We give them to Him, and we say to Him: 'Thou are on a beautiful throne. It is we that have erected it for Thee. It is we that have opened the door of Thy prison and rent the cloud that hid Thee, O Sun of Love. Dart Thy rays now on every heart'” GivingHeartLittlesLightBeautifulLordSunDoorsPrisonCloudsTheeRaysThronesSacramentsOur Lord Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Father of rosy day, No more thy clouds of incense rise; But waking flow'rs, At morning hours, Give out their sweets to meet thee in the skies.” GivingFatherHoursMorningSunSkySweetFlowCloudsTheeWakingIncenseRosy Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hood (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hood (Illustrated)
“Moon, worn thin to the width of a quill,/ In the dawn clouds flying,/ How good to go, light into light, and still/ Giving light, dying.” GivingStillsLightDyingMoonCloudsFlyingDawnWornQuillsWidthGiving Light Book:Mirror of the Heart: Poems of Sara Teasdale Source: Mirror of the Heart: Poems of Sara Teasdale
“Some people draw a comforting distinction between force and violence. I refuse to cloud the issue by such word-play. The power which establishes a state is violence; the power which maintains it is violence; the power which eventually overthrows it is violence. Call an elephant a rabbit only if it gives you comfort to feel that you are about to be trampled to death by a rabbit.” PeopleIfsGivingFeelsStatesPlayForcePowerIssuesViolenceComfortDrawsCloudsRefuseDistinctionElephantsComfortingRabbits Author:Kenneth Kaunda