“Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for our sorrows.” WorldHomeJoyPurposeSorrowShapesPursuitConsolationAmplify Author:Roger Scruton
“Bright flower! whose home is everywhere Bold in maternal nature's care And all the long year through the heir Of joy or sorrow, Methinks that there abides in thee Some concord with humanity, Given to no other flower I see The forest through.” YearsLongHomeCareJoyHumanityGivenFlowerSorrowForestsTheeHeirs Book:The Poems of William Wordsworth Source: The Poems of William Wordsworth
“Sorrow, the heart must bear, Sits in the home of each, conspicuous there. Many a circumstance, at least, Touches the very breast. For those Whom any sent away,--he knows: And in the live man's stead, Armor and ashes reach The house of each.” KnowsMenHeartHomeHouseBearsCircumstancesSorrowBreastsAshesArmor Book:The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc. Source: The Agamemnon of Aeschylus, La Saisiaz, Etc.
“The pleasant converse of the fireside, the simple songs of home, the words of encouragement as I bend over my school-tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the patient bearing with the freaks of my restless nature, the gentle counsels mingled with reproofs and approvals, the sympathy that meets and assuages every sorrow, and sweetens every little success--all these return to me amid the responsibilities which press upon me now, and I feel as if I had once lived in heaven, and, straying, had lost my way.” IfsWayFeelsLittlesHomeSchoolLyingSongLostHeavenSimpleResponsibilityReturnSorrowKissingTasksEncouragementPressesPatientMy WayGentlePleasantFreakApprovalRestlessConversesWords Of EncouragementReproofReturn To Me Author:J. G. Holland
“It is the veiled angel of sorrow who plucks away one thing and another that bound us here in ease and security, and, in the vanishing of these dear objects, indicates the true home of our affections and our peace.” HomeOne ThingSecurityObjectsSorrowAngelBoundsDearAffectionEasePluckVanishingTrue Home Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin