Hymns Quotes

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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are… — Wystan Hugh Auden
But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab child is no cause for… — Theodore Bikel
It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going. — Anthony Burgess
Apparently there are some Democratic leaders in the Senate that are running for office who now believe in tax cuts. — Jeb Bush
What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities. — Hillary Clinton
Mounting toward the upland again, I pause reverently, as the hush and stillness of twilight come upon the woods. It is the sweetest, ripest hour… — John Burroughs
Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics. — G. H. Hardy
All religions are inconsistent with mental freedom. Shakespeare is my bible, Burns my hymn-book. — Robert Green Ingersoll
And before my Soul took me to task I was hard of hearing; I heard only tumult and uproar. But now I am all ears… — Khalil Gibran
All our life is like a day of celebration for us; we are convinced, in fact, that God is always everywhere. We work while singing,… — Clement of Alexandria
There is a land, where the roses are without thorns, where the flowers are not mixed with brambles. In that land, there is eternal spring,… — Anna Letitia Barbauld
But because we accept the sanctity of life, the responsibility that comes with freedom and the supreme sacrifice of Christ expressed so well in the… — Margaret Thatcher
Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns, for in ceasing to be numbered… — Plutarch
Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns; for, ion ceasing to be numbered… — Plutarch
It has been said that a bride's attitude towards her betrothed can be summed up in three words: Aisle. Alter. Hymn. — Frank Muir
We may sing our hymns and psalms, and offer prayers, but they will be an abomination to God, unless we are willing to be thoroughly… — Dwight L. Moody
If we can choose where to cry, at home or with a few people who will be fully understanding, perhaps we will feel easier. But… — Martha Whitmore Hickman
The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing a German hymn in Swahili. — Greg Mortenson
In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility… — Hector Berlioz
May we now all rise and sing the eternal school hymn: "Attack. Attack. Attack Attack Attack!" — Danny Baker

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