“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being” MenGivingMeanWarPlayFeelingsLawUsedJoyFightingNaturalAnimalViolenceBloodMilitaryDangerWeaponsSpringHatredDifficultyAngryAffectionCrueltyBreastsRemoveCarrieFacultySageVeinsPerilHornsNatural LawHatred And LoveMilitary WeaponsViolence And Cruelty Author:Sima Qian
“James was truly an unknown quantity. He was really, physically drained in the spring and he got dinged in the fall. We brought him along slowly, but he has a great future. He's a natural receiver.” FallNaturalSpringQuantityReceiverDrainedGreat Future Author:Terry Hoeppner
“This gathered worship, as Quakers call it, is not only absence of noise. Gathered worship springs from the reverent, silent expectation that God will come among the people. The silence deepens as we feel ourselves drawn beautifully to God and each other. Our hearts and souls burst with thanksgiving-a thanksgiving best expressed by silence. Silence growing from awe is the natural human response to hints of the Divine.” PeopleFeelsHumansHeartSoulNaturalSilenceGrowingDivineWorshipSpringExpectationsSilentResponseAbsenceGods WillNoiseAweHintsHeart And SoulQuaker Author:J. Brent Bill
“Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature, and is purifying only in so far as there is a natural and unschooled goodness in the human heart.” HumansHeartNaturalGoodnessSpringLaughterHuman HeartPurifying Book:In Pursuit of Laughter ... Source: In Pursuit of Laughter ...
“Every form of life is in its origin not natural, but divine and human; for it must spring from love, just as there can be no reason without spirit.” HumansReasonFormLife IsSpiritNaturalDivineSpringDivinityNo Reason Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel