“Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.” StillsSoulHardWisdomCoursesCausesWisePrideHolyEverydayToleranceErasRemarkableCashCurrencySmoothEveryday LifeCivility Book:Before the Sabbath Source: Before the Sabbath
“It is the fashion to talk of our changing climate and bewail the hot summers and hard winters of tradition, but how seldom we pause to marvel at the remarkable constancy of the weather from year to year.” YearsHardFashionSummerTraditionHotClimateWinterWeatherRemarkablePausesConstancyHot Summer Book:The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927 Source: The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927