Man, having an ideal before him of that which he ought to be, and is not, and acting as though he possessed the character he ought to have, but has not, comes, by the very virtue of his aspiration, to possess the character he imagines.
God -- if he really exist -- is good, alive, self-conscious, and governs all things according to his benevolent and holy providence; but the world sh… - William Batchelder Greene
God -- if he really exist -- is good, alive, self-conscious, and governs all things according to his benevolent and holy providence; but the world sh…
- William Batchelder Greene
Society is older than government. But every persisting society implies the existence of government and laws; for a society without government and law… - William Batchelder Greene
Society is older than government. But every persisting society implies the existence of government and laws; for a society without government and law…
How Time doth lash us with sharp pains, Set loose our teeth, snatch wisps of hair, dim eyes -- And finally bend our backs toward earth To find the… - William Batchelder Greene
How Time doth lash us with sharp pains, Set loose our teeth, snatch wisps of hair, dim eyes -- And finally bend our backs toward earth To find the…
Reviving Spring, a toast to thy fresh lips! Thy blush is music, and e'en heaven lurks In thy thick perfumed hair that hangs about Thy flowered should… - William Batchelder Greene
Reviving Spring, a toast to thy fresh lips! Thy blush is music, and e'en heaven lurks In thy thick perfumed hair that hangs about Thy flowered should…
What is it to be rich? It is to have an assured income in excess of expenditures, and to have no occasion for anxiety for the morrow. It is to be abo… - William Batchelder Greene
What is it to be rich? It is to have an assured income in excess of expenditures, and to have no occasion for anxiety for the morrow. It is to be abo…
Truth was truth, whether I darkened my eyes to it or not. - William Batchelder Greene
Truth was truth, whether I darkened my eyes to it or not.
For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the soul may be t… - William Batchelder Greene
For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the soul may be t…
All men, and all created nature, have been at work, from the beginning of time to this day, to produce the circumstances which now influence our acti… - William Batchelder Greene
All men, and all created nature, have been at work, from the beginning of time to this day, to produce the circumstances which now influence our acti…
Thou Moon! Sun of the Night, Sister mystic of the Day; Look down, pause in thy flight! Calm me with thy aural ray, Enchanting souls to silver sleep. … - William Batchelder Greene
Thou Moon! Sun of the Night, Sister mystic of the Day; Look down, pause in thy flight! Calm me with thy aural ray, Enchanting souls to silver sleep. …
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