“As the Christian's sorrows multiply, his patience grows, until, with sweet, unruffled quiet, he can confront the ills of life, and, though inwardly wincing, can calmly pursue his way to the restful grave, while his old, harsh voice is softly cadenced into sweetest melody, like the faint notes of an angel's whispered song. As patience deepens, charity and sympathy increase.” WayChristianSongGrowsVoiceSweetSorrowQuietAngelIncreaseNotesCharityGravesPursueMelodyHarshSweetestRestful Author:George Horace Lorimer
“We must learn to endure what we cannot avoid. Our life is composed, like the harmony of the world, of contrary things, also of different tones, sweet and harsh, sharp and flat, soft and loud. If a musician liked only one kind, what would he have to say?” IfsWorldLifeKindDifferentLife IsOur LivesSweetDiversityMusicianHarmonyEndureContraryLoudToneFlatsEnduranceHarsh Book:Montaigne's Essays and Selected Writings Source: Montaigne's Essays and Selected Writings
“But if one wishes to be absolute master of all, to obtain the entire inheritance, and to exclude his brothers from even a third or fifth part, he is not a brother, but a harsh tyrant, a rude savage, nay, more, an insatiable beast that would devour the whole sweet banquet with his own gaping mouth.” IfsWholeWishSweetBrotherMastersMouthsThirdsAbsolutesEnvironmentalBeastTyrantsSavagesHarshRudeFifthInheritanceStewardshipInsatiableBanquets Author:Gregory of Nyssa
“Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.” WantLoveHeartDifficultSweetTheeGentleBelovedHarshHeart Love Author:John of the Cross
“There's something I want you to know,' said Cherryl, her voice taut and harsh, 'so that there won't be any pretending about it. I'm not going to put on the sweet relative act. I know what you've done to Jim and how you've made him miserable all his life. I'm going to protect him against you. I'll put you in your place. I'm Mrs. Taggart. I'm the woman in this family now.' 'That's quite all right,' said Dagny. 'I'm the man.” KnowsMenWantMadeSaidDoneVoiceSweetProtectMiserablePretendingRelativeI Want YouHarshTaggart Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged