“Thou spring'st a leak already in thy crown, A flaw is in thy ill-bak'd vessel found; 'Tis hollow, and returns a jarring sound, Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command, Unwrought, and easy to the potter's hand: Now take the mould; now bend thy mind to feel The first sharp motions of the forming wheel.” FeelsMindFirstsHandsFoundEasySoundReturnSpringIllCommandWheelsFlawsCrownsClayVesselHollowPottersLeaksMouldPottery Book:Poetical Works: With a Memoir Source: Poetical Works: With a Memoir
“There is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.” SoundSeriousHollow Author:Alexandra David-Neel
“There is a war going on. All talk of a Christian's right to live luxuriously "as a child of the King" in this atmosphere sounds hollow - especially since the King himself is stripped for battle.” ChildrenWarChristianSoundWealthKingsBattleAtmosphereHollow Author:John Piper