Cypress trees Quote by Christina Rossetti

When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be…

— Christina Rossetti

Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but to praise.

— Fitz-Greene Halleck

Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am weak; remember, Lord, how short my time is; remember that I am but flesh, a wind…

— Lancelot Andrewes

Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

— Thomas De Witt Talmage

If thou canst walk on water, thou art no better than a straw. If thou canst fly in the air, thou art no better…

— Aziz Ansari

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

— Saint Augustine

Put forth thy leaf, thou lofty plane, East wind and frost are safely gone; With zephyr mild and balmy rain The summer comes serenely…

— Arthur Hugh Clough

Grant what Thou commandest, and command what Thou wilt.

— Saint Augustine

Go where thou wilt, thou canst not go out of thy Father's ground.

— Thomas Boston

For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise, And weigh the winds that under heaven doth blow; Or weigh the light that in…

— Edmund Spenser

And when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And asleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me must be heard of,…

— William Shakespeare

“Give, O Lord, what Thou commandest, and then command what Thou wilt.”

— Augustine of Hippo