Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage._x000D_ Minds innocent and quiet take that for a hermitage:_x000D_ If I have freedom in my love, and in my Soul I am free,_x000D_ Angels alone, that soar above, enjoy such liberty.
Interpretation
True freedom comes from within and is not confined by physical barriers.
This quote by Richard Lovelace suggests that physical constraints, such as walls or bars, do not define one's state of freedom. It emphasizes that true liberty is found in the purity and tranquility of the mind and soul, suggesting that a peaceful and loving spirit can transcend any external limitations.
In practice
This quote can be cited in a discussion about mental health and the importance of inner peace.
It is an item of faith that we are children of God; there is plenty of experience in us against it. The faith that surmounts this evidence and is able to warm itself at the fire of God's love, instead of having to steal love and self-acceptance from other sources, is actually the root of holiness: It is a fatal mistake to think of holiness as a possession which we have distinct from our faith... Faith is the very highest form of our dependence on God.
I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not Honor more.
Everything is fraught with fear: Renunciation alone is fearless.
What in me is dark Illumine, what is low raise and support, That to the height of this great argument I may assert eternal Providence, And justify the ways of God to men. 1 Paradise Lost. Book i. Line 22.
I think that communism was a major force for violence for more than 100 years, because it was built into its ideology - that progress comes through class struggle, often violent.
However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice.
It is wrong for a man to say that he is certain of the objective truth of any proposition unless he can produce evidence which logically justifies that certainty.
The soul never thinks without a picture.
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