Pride destroys all symmetry and grace, and affectation is a more terrible enemy to fine faces than the small-pox. — Richard Steele Copy Share Image
“—rather than those of more iconic figures such as Ahab, Othello, or Lear, my focus will be on irritation instead of anger,… — Sianne Ngai Copy Share Image
There have been low moments before, but Christianity is an incredibly adaptable organism, using different parts of its repertoire to mutate into… — Francis Spufford Copy Share Image
In regard of the rich grace and wisdom of his love toward his people; for who sees not, but that it is… — Thomas Shepard Copy Share Image
“Yet beneath all the talk of tragedy and grace, I have come to believe that we are destined to be opened by… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
You can call it what you like, categorize it, vivisect it, qualify, quantify, or dismiss it, and none of it will make… — Cathleen Falsani Copy Share Image
“0 true and heavenly grace, without which our own merits are nothing, and our natural gifts of no account! Neither arts nor… — Thomas à Kempis Copy Share Image
There is a loveliness to life that does not fade. Even in the terrors of the night, there is a tendency toward… — Robert Goolrick Copy Share Image
“Life is messy. Grit and grace come at us fast, side by side. Sometimes the grit becomes overwhelming and diminishes our spirit.… — Sharon E. Rainey Copy Share Image
“Sublime places gently move us to acknowledge limitations that we might otherwise encounter with anxiety or anger in the ordinary flow of… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Man offers himself to God. He stands before Him like the canvas before the painter or the marble before the sculptor. At… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share Image
To bring the sublime into the mundane is the greatest challenge there is. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Whatever you pay attention to will grow. If you pay attention to those aspects of God that demonstrate love, truth, beauty, intelligence,… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Turn on the dream you lived through the unwavering gaze. It is as you thought: the living burn. In the floating days… — Galway Kinnell Copy Share Image
Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but its minute of perfect beauty; so, in the garden of the soul… — Henri Frederic Amiel Copy Share Image
“A deeper intimacy with God sharpens our awareness of sin, which causes a stronger need for grace and a freer offering of… — alisa hope wagner Copy Share Image
Growing in grace is a deepening realization of our nothingness; it is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
“Nature has a relish for knowing secrets and hearing news. It wishes to appear abroad and to have sense experiences. It wishes… — Thomas à Kempis Copy Share Image
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
“I had actually wanted to say something more, to express a wider gratitude for the meal we were about to eat, but… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
Rhythm and harmony enter most powerfully into the inner most part of the soul and lay forcible hands upon it, bearing grace… — Plato Copy Share Image
You start out with the sublime and you end up in an alley jerking away for dear life. — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
