“Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!” WorldFallHalfLordJudgingGloryAll ThingsErrorsEndlessSolePreyRiddleJest Author:Pope Francis
“With the half of a broken hope for a pillow at night That somehow the right is the right And the smooth shall bloom from the rough: Lord, if that were enough?” IfsEnoughNightHopeHalfLordBrokenRoughSmoothPillow Book:Songs of Travel: And Other Verses Source: Songs of Travel: And Other Verses
“That is what diminishes the artist and his song. The artist is now hermetically sealed. The publishing company got him his deal and they expect to profit from his songs. So what if he is a better singer than a songwriter; let's put him in a room with a real songwriter. Something great is bound to come...except very often nothing great comes out of such contrived match-ups. Nobody knows where a great song comes from, and that's why so many writers credit the Lord as a co-writer (though I notice they never offer Him half the writer's royalties) when they come up with a real gem.” IfsKnowsWritingRealArtistSongRoomsDealsHalfCompanyLordOffersBoundsCome UpProfitCreditSingersWhat IfSongwritingPublishingSongwritersDiminishRoyaltyNobody KnowsGems Author:Michael Kosser
“What is superstition , but misguided, unobjective science? And when it comes down to that, is it to be wondered if people grasp at superstition in this rotten, hate-filled, half-doomed world of today? Lord knows, I'd welcome the blackest of black magic, if it could do anything to stave off the atom bomb.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldTodayHateBlackHalfLordMagicFilledWelcomeBombsAtomsSuperstitionsDoomedRottenMisguidedAtom BombBlack Magic Book:Conjure Wife Source: Conjure Wife
“The Prophet had made dishonorable proposals to my wife... under cover of his asserted 'Revelation.'... Smith told his wife Jane the Lord had commanded that he should take plural wives, to add to his glory... Joseph asked her to give him half her love; she was at liberty to keep the other half for her husband.” GivingShouldMadeHalfLibertyLordWifeHusbandGloryAddMy WifeProphetRevelationsJaneProposalOther HalfPolygamyDishonorable Author:William Law
“There are plenty to follow our Lord half-way, but not the other half. They will give up possessions, friends and honors, but it touches them to closely to disown themselves.” WayGivingHalfLordHonorGiving UpPossessionPlentyOur LordOther HalfHalf Way Author:Meister Eckhart
“You love the way it makes me feel when I can't catch my breath Like walkin' on a high wire, Lord, it scares me half to death You're always high above me and I'm always fallin' down Our loves just a circus baby, and I'm just the clown” WayFeelsI CanHalfLordBabyBreathsScareOur LoveClownWireCircus Author:Conway Twitty
“Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a woman?' she asked, pointedly. 'Half an hour ago it was,' he replied.” IfsHoursHalfLordTakenTasksSizeStomachNancy Author:Nigel Rees
“Life has two halves: one patient and one afire. Love is the fiery half. Make me, O Lord, food for the flames.” TwoLove IsHalfLordPatientFlamesFiery Author:Khalil Gibran