“Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?” ThinkingLoveGivingFeelsMayStillsTwoSeemsPastLeftGoneGravesOne LoveBosoms Book:The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century Source: The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century
“A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves. He is like the lower end of a suspended chain; you can sway him slightly to the right or the left, but remove your hand and he falls into line with the other links.” MenEndsHandsFallLeftLinesMillionsGravesChainsReformRemoveLinksAncestorApesSuspended Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)
“Now I'm not making love to anyone's wishes, Only for that light I see 'Cause when I'm dead and lowered low in my grave, That's gonna be the only thing that's left of me.” LightLeftWishCausesLowsGravesMaking Love Author:Cat Stevens
“Light inspires me. I'm drawn to architecture, often graves, statues, trees - things usually that are quite still. I've been taking pictures continuously since 1995 until the end of Polaroid film. I'm taking very few pictures nowadays because I have very little film left, most of it expired.” LittlesStillsEndsLightFilmLeftTreeInspireArchitectureGravesStatuesTaking PicturesExpiredPolaroids Author:Patti Smith
“Even from my sickbed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel that something is going wrong, I will get up. Those who believe that after I have left the government as prime minister, I will go into a permanent retirement, really should have their heads examined.” IfsFeelsShouldBelieveGovernmentLeftShould HaveGravesGet UpPermanentMinistersPrimeRetirementPrime Minister Author:Lee Kuan Yew
“So long as the mental and moral instruction of man is left solely in the hands of hired servants of the public--let them be teachers of religion, professors of colleges, authors of books, or editors of journals or periodical publications, dependent upon their literary incomes for their daily bread, so long shall we hear but half the truth; and well if we hear so much. Our teachers, political, scientific, moral, or religious; our writers, grave or gay, are compelled to administer to our prejudices and to perpetuate our ignorance.” IfsMenWellsLongBookHandsPoliticalLeftReligiousHalfMoralTeacherIgnoranceCollegeGayPrejudiceGravesIncomeBreadServantDependentEditorsProfessorsInstructionJournalCompelledPublicationDaily Bread Author:Frances Wright
“When I left Springfield [to become President] I asked the people to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ.” PeopleChristianReligionLeftPresidentChristSawsSonPrayingSoldierGravesTrialsMy SonBuriedGettysburgPray For Me Author:Abraham Lincoln