“In the Gospels, for instance, we sometimes find the kingdom of heaven illustrated by principles drawn from observation of this world rather than from an ideal conception of justice; ... They remind us that the God we are seeking is present and active, that he is the living God; they are doubtless necessary if we are to keep religion from passing into a mere idealism and God into the vanishing point of our thought and endeavour.” IfsWorldSometimesHeavenJusticePrinciplesThis WorldIdealsMereSeekingActivePassingKingdomsPassingsInstanceObservationConceptionOur ThoughtsIdealismEndeavourKingdom Of HeavenVanishingVanishing Point Author:George Santayana
“During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was - but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.” KnowsYearsFirstsBookCountryWholeSpiritFoundHouseHeavenDarkViewsBuildingLowsCloudsPassingPassingsEveningDullAutumnLengthMelancholyShadeHungGlimpseGloomDrearyInsufferableHorseback Book:Tales by Edgar Allan Poe Source: Tales by Edgar Allan Poe