The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.
Robert SoutheyRead
Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in a house or bones to a body, so is order to all things.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Order is essential for mental clarity, physical well-being, social harmony, and societal stability.
In this quote, Robert Southey emphasizes the fundamental role that order plays in various aspects of existence. He suggests that just as beams support a house and bones provide structure to a body, order maintains the functionality and wellbeing of the mind, body, city, and state. Without order, chaos ensues, leading to a breakdown in both personal and communal stability.
Themes
OrderSanityHealthPeaceSecurityStructure
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of organization in personal and professional life.
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If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.
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They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity.
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My days among the dead are passed; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old; My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day.
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