“Mark, how the ready hands of Death prepare: His bow is bent, and he hath notch'd his dart; He aims, he levels at thy slumb'ring heart: The wound is posting, O be wise, beware.” HeartHandsDeathLevelsWiseReadyMarkAimWoundsRingsBowsBentBeing WiseNotches Book:Emblems, divine and moral; The school of the heart [really by C. Harvey] and Hieroglyphies of the life of man Source: Emblems, divine and moral; The school of the heart [really by C. Harvey] and Hieroglyphies of the life of man
“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.” LoveLifeHeartTruthTodayBeautyKingsYesterdayNecksBentEmperorOnly Love Author:Khalil Gibran
“The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force. It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.” HeartYoungForceEasyBreakBentBambooYoung At Heart Author:Ramakrishna
“Little soldier, little insect You know war it has no heart It will kill you in the sunshine Or happily in the the dark Where kindness is a card game Or a bent up cigarette In the trenches, in the hard rain With a bullet and a bet.” KnowsHeartLittlesWarHardGamesDarkKindnessRainSoldierCardsSunshineCigaretteBulletsBentInsectsTrenches Author:Conor Oberst
“Brain gets bent, heart gets broken You can't jump off once the pages turn School is out but never over That's the only lesson you can learn” HeartSchoolTurnsBrainBrokenLessonsPagesBent Author:Andy Partridge