And he who gives a child a treat Makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's street, And he who gives a child a home Builds palaces in Kingdom come, And she who gives a baby birth Brings Saviour Christ again to Earth.
Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it. - John Masefield
Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.
- John Masefield
Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable. - John Masefield
Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.
And may we find when ended is the page, Death but a tavern on our pilgrimage. - John Masefield
And may we find when ended is the page, Death but a tavern on our pilgrimage.
Love is a flame to set the will on fire - John Masefield
Love is a flame to set the will on fire
The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes. - John Masefield
The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.
The days that make us happy make us wise - John Masefield
The days that make us happy make us wise
I have seen flowers come in stony places And kind things done by men with ugly faces, And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races, So I trus… - John Masefield
I have seen flowers come in stony places And kind things done by men with ugly faces, And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races, So I trus…
Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter. - John Masefield
Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter.
To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes. - John Masefield
To most of us the future seems unsure. But then it always has been; and we who have seen great changes must have great hopes.
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