“The trouble with poetry is it's often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.” MaySoundPleasureWrittenTroublePoetBlessedManagePoetry IsBlessed Are Those Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“It gave me no pleasure to see people drink in my opinions if they seemed ignorant of Jesus Christ and the value of being saved by Him. Sound conviction for sin, especially the sin of unbelief, and a heart set on fire to be saved by Christ, with a strong yearning for a truly sanctified soul-this was what delighted me; those were the souls I considered blessed.” PeopleIfsHeartSoulValuesJesusStrongSoundChristSinPleasureOpinionFireDrinkJesus ChristBlessedConvictionSavedIgnorantYearningDelightedUnbelief Author:John Bunyan
“Perhaps there is no greater test of a man's regularity and easiness of conscience than his readiness to face the postman. Blessed is he who is made happy by the sound of a rat-tat! The good are eager for it; but the naughty tremble at the sound thereof.” MenMadeFacesSoundGreaterConscienceLettersTestsBlessedRatsNaughtyReadinessRegularityPostmanEasiness Book:The History of Pendennis: Christie's Collections Source: The History of Pendennis: Christie's Collections
“America has invested her religion as well as her morality in sound income-paying securities. She has adopted the unassailable position of a nation blessed because it deserves to be blessed; and her sons, whatever other theologies they may affect or disregard, subscribe unreservedly to this national creed.” WellsMayAmericaNationsSoundUnited StatesSecurityPositionSonMoralityDeserveBlessedIncomeTheologyCreedsAdoptedDisregardBeing Blessed Author:Agnes Repplier
“Thrice blessed are they whose early years are spent in some countryside. The flowering and withering of the seasons, and every exquisite sound and sight - every lane, and pasture, and green corners and gnarled hollows everywhere, make them affluent with a treasure which neither change nor chance can steal away.” YearsSoundChanceSeasonsSightBlessedGreenCornersTreasureStealingExquisiteLanesCountrysideFloweringPasturesAffluentWitheringThrice Book:A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days Source: A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days