“"We may talk what we please," he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, "of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d'or or d'argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms."” IfsMayArtReasonWould BeCryFieldsArmsPleaseEssentialsGardenAncientSpreadNobleEnthusiasmLionsGardeningEaglesLilies Author:Abraham Cowley
“The herd may graze where it pleases or stampede where it pleases, but he who lives the adventurous life will remain unafraid when he finds himself alone.” MayAdventurePleaseAdventurousHerdsUnafraidAdventurous LifeStampede Author:Raymond B. Fosdick
“The only life worth living is the adventurous life. Of such a life the dominant characteristic is that it is unafraid. If is unafraid of what other people think . . . It does not adapt either its pace or its objectives to the pace and objectives of its neighbors. It thinks its own thoughts, it reads its own books, it developed its own hobbies, and it is governed by its own conscience. The herd may graze where it pleases or stampede where it pleases, but he who lives the adventurous life will remain unafraid when he finds himself alone.” PeopleIfsThinkingMayDoeBookPleaseConscienceNeighborObjectivesCharacteristicsPaceDominantHobbiesWorth LivingAdventurousHerdsUnafraidLife Worth LivingAdventurous LifeStampede Author:Raymond B. Fosdick
“My life is about my journey, and your life is about your journey. You are completely unqualified to draw my map, and I am completely unqualified to draw yours. I hope you'll let me know all about the path you've found, so that I may judge it for myself against my own path, and have the freedom to choose between the two. But please don't try and drag me from my path on to yours, and I will be sure to return the favor.” KnowsLifeTryingMayTwoLife IsFoundMy OwnPathJourneyJudgingReturnPleaseDrawsLet MeFavorsMapsDragMy JourneyFreedom To ChooseUnqualified Author:Derek R. Audette
“If you have wit, use it to please and not to hurt: you may shine like the sun in the temperate zones without scorching.” IfsMayUseHumorHurtSunPleaseShiningWitZoneScorching Book:Lord Chesterfield's Letters Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“As paradoxical as it may seem a great sculptor is as much a colourist as the best painter, or rather the best engraver. He plays so skillfully with all the resources of relief, he blends so well the boldness of light with the modesty of shadow, that his sculptures please one, as much as the most charming etchings.” WellsMayPlayLightSeemsPleaseShadowResourcesPainterReliefModestyCharmingSculptureBoldnessSculptorsParadoxicalEtching Book:Rodin on Art and Artists Source: Rodin on Art and Artists
“As I sat at the Cafe I said to myself, They may talk as they please about what they call pelf, They may sneer as they like about eating and drinking, But help it I cannot, I cannot help thinking How pleasant it is to have money, heigh-ho! How pleasant it is to have money!” ThinkingMaySaidHelpingMoneyPleaseEatingDrinkingSatPleasantCafesSneerEating And Drinking Book:Poems Source: Poems
“Trials may come - and we may not understand everything that happens to us or around us. But if we humbly, quietly trust in the Lord, He will give us guidance and strength in every challenge we face. When our only desire is to please Him, we will be blessed with a deep inner peace.” IfsGivingMayHappensFacesDesireChallengesLordPleaseBlessedInner PeaceTrialsGuidanceBeing BlessedChallenges We FaceTrust In The Lord Author:Bruce D. Porter
“I think Miss Moore was right to cut "The Steeple-Jack" - the poem seems plainer and clearer in its shortened state but she has cut too much... The reader may feel like saying, "Let her do as she pleases with the poem; it's hers, isn't it?" No; it's much too good a poem for that, it long ago became everybody's, and we can protest just as we could if Donatello cut off David's left leg.” IfsThinkingFeelsMayLongStatesSeemsLeftToo MuchCuttingMissingReaderPleaseLegsProtestLong AgoSteeplesDonatello Author:Randall Jarrell