Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.
Any heart turned Godward feels more joyIn one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raisedBy all the feasts of earth since its foundation.
Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.
Youth might be wise; we suffer less from pains than pleasures.
We live not to ourselves, our work is life.
Dewdrops, Nature's tears, which she Sheds in her own breast for the fair which die. The sun insists on gladness; but at night, When he is gone, poor Nature loves to weep.
My favoured temple is an humble heart.
Well, then--our course is chosen--spread the sail-- Heave oft the lead, and mark the soundings well-- Look to the helm, good master--many a shoal Marks this stern coast, and rocks, where sits the Siren Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
Whatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path.
A professorship of Theology should have no place in our institution [the University of Virginia]
I believe in the energy of art, and through the use of that energy, the artist's ability to transform his or her life, and by example, the lives of others.