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“These, in the day when heaven was falling, The hour when earth's foundations fled, Followed their mercenary calling And took their wages and are dead. The British regulars who made the retreat from Mons, beginning August 24, 1914.”
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“O my people, I disavow all that you associate [with God]. I orient my face with an exclusive orientation towards Him, who created the heavens and the earth and I am not one of the associators.”
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“The power to bind and loose to Truth is given: The mouth that speaks it is the mouth of Heaven, The power, which in a sense belongs to none, Thus understood belongs to every one.”
Source : Abraham Coles (1885). “The Life and Teachings of Our Lord in Verse: Being a Complete Harmonized Exposition of the Four Gospels, with Original Notes Textual Index, Etc. Two Volumes in One, Vol. 1 -- The Evangel (second Edition), Vol. 2 -- The Light of the World”
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“Some flowers give out little or no odour until crushed.”
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“Is not sorrow, all sorrow, selfish?”
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“Each thing tends to move towards its own nature. I always desire happiness which is my true nature. My nature is never a burden to me. Happiness is never a burden to me, whilst sorrow is.”
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“Sorrow is only one of the lower notes in the oratorio of our blessedness.”
Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 555), 1895.
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“In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else.”
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“Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving.”
Source : Alan Paton (2003). “Cry, the Beloved Country”, p.98, Simon and Schuster
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“In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.”
Source : "Anderson Cooper: 'The Fact Is, I'm Gay'" by Andrew Sullivan, dish.andrewsullivan.com. July 2, 2012. 
