What though the sea with waves continuall Doe eate the earth, it is no more at all ; Ne is the earth the lesse, or loseth ought : For whatsoever from one place doth fall Is with the tyde unto another brought : For there is nothing lost, that may be found if sought.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the idea that loss is a part of existence, but nothing is truly lost if one seeks it diligently.
In this quote, Edmund Spenser explores the concept of change and loss in the natural world, suggesting that while the sea continuously erodes the earth, it does not diminish the earth's essence. He conveys a deeper philosophical insight that every loss is balanced by a gain elsewhere, emphasizing that nothing is entirely lost; it can be rediscovered through effort and persistence.
In practice
In a speech about resilience and recovery, this quote can illustrate how challenges can lead to growth.
But O the exceeding grace_x000D_ Of highest God, that loves his creatures so,_x000D_ And all his works with mercy doth embrace,_x000D_ That blessed angels, he sends to and fro,_x000D_ To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
The noblest mind the best contentment has
No daintie flowre or herbe that growes on grownd, No arborett with painted blossoms drest And smelling sweete, but there it might be fownd To bud out faire, and throwe her sweete smels al arownd.
I hate the day, because it lendeth light_x000D_ _x000D_ To see all things, but not my love to see.
For of the soule the bodie forme doth take; _x000D_ For the soule is forme, and doth the bodie make.
I was promised on a time - to have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don't have any kids yourself.
You are being suffocated by tradition... Why don't you say, 'I am going to build a life for myself, for my time, and make it a work of art'? Your life isn't a work of art ---it's a thirdhand Victorian whatnot shelf, complete with someone else's collection of seashells and hand-carved elephants.
Miracles can happen when we can keep our consciousness away from analyzing and classifying one another.
The truth is balance. However the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.
Americans think they're the leader of the world and yet can say that they're putting their economic interests ahead of the lives of - quite possibly - tens of millions of people who over the next 50 years will die because of floods or storms or tropical diseases or whatever. I guess that sort of thing makes me angry.
Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.
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