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Hymns Quotes by John Betjeman
- Hymns are the poetry of the people.
- There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the mood or sentiment of the…
- Hymn tunes are the nearest we've got to English folk music..
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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… — 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… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Khalil Gibran
- All our life is like a day of celebration for us; we are convinced, in fact, that God is always everywhere. We… — 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… — 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… — Margaret Thatcher