Death Quote by William Batchelder Greene

God -- if he really exist -- is good, alive, self-conscious, and governs all things according to his benevolent and holy providence; but the…

— William Batchelder Greene

Thou slanting rain! Thou Hebe of the Skies, That pours out drink to Earth; thou faithful wife That with moist tears embraces her prone…

— William Batchelder Greene

If it be true that God and man are in one image or likeness (and the affirmation that they are so is not unplausible)…

— William Batchelder Greene

For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the…

— William Batchelder Greene

How Time doth lash us with sharp pains, Set loose our teeth, snatch wisps of hair, dim eyes -- And finally bend our backs…

— William Batchelder Greene

Man's life is entirely in his operations, which may all be classed under three heads: he thinks, he feels, and he acts -- these…

— William Batchelder Greene

The rule of God is not tyranny, for it does not partake of a political or governmental character -- it is not a rule…

— William Batchelder Greene

The Federal Government is rendered weak to do wrong, and powerful to do right: for, as soon as it begins to go wrong, it…

— William Batchelder Greene

Hide what you have to hide And tell what you have to tell You'll see your problems multiplied If you continually decide To faithfully…

— William Batchelder Greene

Truth was truth, whether I darkened my eyes to it or not.

— William Batchelder Greene

Marriage may be polygamic, monogamic, polyandric, complex according to the Oneida pattern, or other, and is true marriage (I do not say perfect marriage)…

— William Batchelder Greene

Some men -- not all men -- see always before them an ideal, a mental picture if you will, of what they ought to…

— William Batchelder Greene