Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.
Edwin Hubbel ChapinRead
Death is a great revealer of what is in a man, and in its solemn shadow appear the naked lineaments of the soul.
Interpretation
Death uncovers the true essence of a person, revealing their inner character and values.
This quote suggests that the inevitability of death brings forth the most genuine aspects of a person's character. In the face of mortality, superficial qualities fade away, and what truly defines a person—their virtues, values, and inner spirit—becomes evident. It implies that the awareness of death can lead individuals to confront their inner selves and reflect on their true nature.
In practice
During a eulogy, this quote can be used to reflect on the deceased's inner qualities.
Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.
Revolution does not insure progress. You may overturn thrones, but what proof that anything better will grow upon the soil?
Do not ask if a man has been through college; ask if a college has been through him; if he is a walking university.
Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are.
Tomorrow may never come to us. We do not live in tomorrow. We cannot find it in any of our title-deeds. The man who owns whole blocks of real estate, and great ships on the sea, does not own a single minute of tomorrow. Tomorrow! It is a mysterious possibility, not yet born. It lies under the seal of midnight-behind the veil of glittering constellations.
A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.
What will you and I give for Christmas this year? Let us in our lives give to our Lord and Savior the gift of gratitude by living His teachings and following in His footsteps. It was said of Him that He “went about doing good.” As we do likewise, the Christmas spirit will be ours.
The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.
If our highly pointed triangles of the soldier class are formidable, it may be readily inferred that far more formidable are our women. For if a soldier is a wedge, a women is a needle; being, so to speak, all point, at least at the two extremities. Add to this the power of making herself practically invisible at will, and you will perceive that a female, in Flatland, is a creature by no means to be trifled with.
I never regretted turning down anything, I never regretted losing a job because I always felt something else was out there.
If you haven't wept deeply, you haven't begun to meditate.
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