“For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.” MenMindBodySoundCourageBloodQuietStormWeatherPulseWhipsVigorousCriminal MindSereneBad WeatherBest Criminal MindsCool Weather Book:The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft Source: The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
“Gods should be iridescent, like the rainbow in the storm. Man creates a God in his own image, and the gods grow old along with the men that made them... But the god-stuff roars eternally, like the sea, with too vast a sound to be heard.” MenShouldMadeGrowsStuffSoundHeardSeaHe ManStormRainbowIridescent Book:The Plumed Serpent Source: The Plumed Serpent
“I leave to others the sublime delights of riding in the storm, better pleased with sound sleep & a warmer berth below it encircled, with the society of neighbors, friends & fellow laborers of the earth rather than with spies & sycophants ... I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office.” MenEarthPoliticalPoliticsSoundTermSleepOfficeAmbitionFellowsPainfulDelightStormNeighborRidingSublimeSpyLaborersTerm LimitsThanklessSycophantsNeighbors FriendsSound Sleep Book:A Jefferson profile as revealed in his letters Source: A Jefferson profile as revealed in his letters
“[Peace] is the highest and most strenuous act of the soul, but an entirely harmonious act, in which all our powers and affections are blending in a beautiful proportion, and sustain and perfect one another. It is more than the silence after storms. It is as the concord of all melodious sounds ... an alliance of love with all beings, a sympathy with all that is pure and happy, a surrender of every separate will and interest, a participation of the spirit and life of the universe.... This is peace, and the true happiness of [humanity].” SoulBeautifulSpiritHumanityUniverseSoundInterestPerfectSilencePureHighestAffectionStormSurrenderProportionParticipationAlliancesTrue HappinessHarmoniousPerfect OneBlending In Author:William Ellery Channing