Much like a subtle spider which doth sit_x000D_ _x000D_ In middle of her web, which spreadeth wide;_x000D_ _x000D_ If aught do touch the utmost thread of it,_x000D_ _x000D_ She feels it instantly on every side.
Interpretation
This quote illustrates the interconnectedness of experiences and feelings, emphasizing awareness and sensitivity to one's environment.
The quote by Sir John Davies uses the metaphor of a spider in its web to convey how individuals are deeply aware of their surroundings and the effects of external stimuli. Just as a spider can sense any disturbance in its web, people are often attuned to the subtle influences and changes in their environment and relationships, illustrating a profound connection to the world around them.
In practice
In a discussion about mindfulness, one might quote this to highlight the importance of being aware of our surroundings.
The governments alone are responsible for the spread of the superstitious awe with which the common man looks upon every bit of paper upon which the treasury or agencies which it controls have printed the magical words legal tender.
Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in all sorts of ways.
Hatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.
I deplore the horrible crime as child murder....no matter what the motive, love of ease, or desire to save from suffering the unborn innocent,the woman is awfully guilty who commits the deed...but oh, thrice guilty is he who drove her to the desperation which compelled her to the crime.
Every nation that has ended in tyranny has come to that end by way of good order. It certainly does not follow from this that peoples should scorn public peace, but neither should they be satisfied with that and nothing more. A nation that asks nothing of government but the maintenance of order is already a slave in the depths of its heart; it is a slave of its well-being, ready for the man who will put it in chains.
Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be, it would cease to be grace.
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