Bands have always written songs against what they see as wrong. Ronald Reagan really made for a lot of songs.
The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong.
The average man is more interested in a woman who is interested in him than he is in a woman with beautiful legs.
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
Morocco: Looks better in films.
I, personally, liked the legend.
What remains is solitude.
Whatsoever stirs the stagnant currents, setting these flowing in wholesome directions, promotes brisk spirits and productive thinking. The less of routine, the more of life.
Is it not true that your gloominess and bad temper are due to your lack of determination in breaking the subtle snares laid by your own disordered desires? The daily examination of conscience is an indispensible help if we are to follow our Lord with sincerity of heart and integrity of life.
My whole life has largely been one of surprises.
I didn't know that Mahler would come to play so large a role, nor that music and literature and philosophy can interinanimate one another in the way I've come to think they do in this case.