“God shows us in Himself, strange as it may seem, not only authoritative perfection, but even the perfection of obedience--an obedience to His own laws; and in the cumbrous movement of those unwieldiest of his creatures we are reminded, even in His divine essence, of that attribute of uprightness in the human creature "that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not.” HumansMayGodShowsSeemsLawHurtMovementDivineStrangeCreaturesPerfectionEssenceObedienceAttributesUprightness Book:The seven lamps of architecture Source: The seven lamps of architecture
“Nurture your felt love for nature. Never deny it. That love is the eons, the purifying intelligence, beauty and diversity of nature sustaining us in its perfection. Our disconnection from this love and its advice produces our hurt, greed and destructiveness. We must reconnect and restore its peaceful voice in our thoughts, soul and surroundings.” SoulFeltVoiceHurtLove IsAdviceProduceDiversityPerfectionGreedDenyPeacefulNurtureOur ThoughtsSurroundingsSustainingPurifyingDisconnectionDestructiveness Author:Michael J Cohen
“Children are all more or less little monkeys in that they imitate everything they see. If their mother treats them exactly as she does her visitors they in turn play "visitor" to perfection. Nothing hurts the feelings of children more than not being allowed to behave like grown persons when they think they are able.” IfsThinkingChildrenLittlesPersonsDoePlayFeelingsAbleMotherTurnsHurtPerfectionTreatsBehaveMonkeysVisitors Book:Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home Source: Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home