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“The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend is immortal”

Men Needs Lying Principles Virtue Grace Eternal Immortal Fourth Refuge Muse Solace Recreation Time Of Need

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

“Do not fret under such assistance as is needful; therein lies one great grace of poverty. It were overambitious to aim at being poor without suffering any inconvenience, in other words, to have the credit of poverty and the convenience of riches.”

Lying Suffering Poor Poverty Grace Aim Credit Riches Assistance Convenience Inconvenience Alms

Book:Introduction to the Devout Life

Source: Introduction to the Devout Life

“Man's mind a mirror is of heavenly sights,A brief wherein all marvels summèd lie,Of fairest forms and sweetest shapes the store,Most graceful all, yet thought may grace them more.”

Men Mind May Form Lying Grace Shapes Sight Mirrors Stores Heavenly Sweetest

Author:Robert Southwell

“For my part, if a lie may do thee grace, I'll gild it with the happiest terms I have.”

Ifs May Lying Term Grace Thee

Author:William Shakespeare

“there are few things that are more endearing than the grace of listening with attention; indeed, it is more than endearing, it is impressive - for no one knows what wisdom lies concealed in silence!”

Knows Lying Attention Silence Grace Listening Impressive Concealed Endearing

Author:Margaret Deland

“The heart itself is only a small vessel, yet dragons are there, and lions, there are poisonous beasts, and all the treasures of evil, there are rough and uneven roads, there are precipes; but there too is God and the angels, life is there, and the Kingdom, there too is light, and there the apostles and heavenly cities, and treasures of grace. All things lie within that little space.”

Heart Littles Light Life Is Lying Evil Space Cities Grace Angel All Things Treasure Kingdoms Beast Heavenly Dragons Rough Lions Vessel Apostles Poisonous

Author:Macarius of Egypt

“The AvowalAs swimmers dareto lie face to the skyand water bears them,as hawks rest upon airand air sustains them;so would I learn to attain freefall, and floatinto Creator Spirit's deep embrace,knowing no effort earnsthat all-surrounding grace.”

Faces Spirit Lying Water Effort Knowing Grace Air Bears Embrace Creator Hawks Swimmer

Author:Denise Levertov