Things happen for a reason Quote by Thomas Carew

Come, evening, once again, season of peace; Return, sweet evening, and continue long! Methinks I see thee in the streaky west, With matron step,…

— William Cowper

Weary or bitter of bewildered as we may be, God is faithful. He lets us wander so we will know what it means to…

— Marilynne Robinson

Glad tidings to the one who leaves the world before it leaves him, prepares for his grave before he enters it, and pleases his…

— Yahya ibn Mu'adh al-Razi

“Wandering, ever wandering, Because life holds not anything so good As to be free of yesterday, and bound Towards a new to-morrow ; and…

— Arthur Symons

“For dismissed by You from Paradise, and having taken my journey into a far country, I cannot by myself return, unless Thou meetest the…

— Augustine of Hippo

O little feet! that such long years Must wander on through hopes and fears, Must ache and bleed beneath your load; I, nearer to…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Even the tired horse, when he comes near home, mends pace: be good always, without weariness, but best at last; that the nearer thou…

— Thomas Adams

“Return, O wanderer, now return, And seek thy Father’s face; Those new desires which in thee burn Were kindled by His grace. Return, O…

— William Benco Collyer

Oh! welcome to the wearied Earth The Sabbath resting comes, Gathering the sons of toil and care Back to their peaceful homes; And, like…

— Sarah Josepha Hale

Praise a fool, and slay him; for the canvas of his vanity is spread; His bark is shallow in the water, and a sudden…

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

“We should go forth on the shortest walk, perchance, in the spirit of undying adventure, never to return; prepared to send back our embalmed…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Robin Hood. To a Friend. No! those days are gone away, And their hours are old and gray, And their minutes buried all Under…

— John Keats