“It is strange that of all the pieces of the Bible which my mother taught me, that which cost me the most to learn, and which was to my childish mind the most repulsive - Psalm 119 - has now become of all the most precious to me in its overflowing and glorious passion of love for the Law of God.” MindLawMotherPassionPiecesTaughtStrangeCostGloriousPsalmsLove Passion Author:John Ruskin
“Free, free! what a glorious ring to the word. Free! the bitter heart-struggle was over. Free! the soul could go out to heaven and to God with no chains to clog its flight or pull it down. Free! the earth wore a brighter look, and the very stars seemed to sing with joy. Yes, free! free by the laws of man and the smile of God-and Heaven bless them who made me so!” MenLooksHeartMadeSoulEarthLawJoyHeavenStarsStruggleRingsFlightBitterChainsGloriousBlessBrighter Book:Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House Source: Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House