Mary Martha Sherwood quotes

“it is the very nature of sin to prevent man from meditating on spiritual things.”
-- Mary Martha Sherwood

Source : Mary Martha Sherwood (1835). “The history of Henry Milner”, p.273

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“Where the habits are simple, and the mind truly elevated, then is society in the best state...”
-- Mary Martha Sherwood

Source : Mary Martha Sherwood (1837). “The history of Henry Milner”, p.21

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“all religions seem alike to me, one mass of absurdities and lies - I know that there is a God, but I know no more of him; and I believe that all those are liars who pretend to know more than I do.”
-- Mary Martha Sherwood

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“. . . a dirty exterior is a great enemy to beauty of all descriptions.”
-- Mary Martha Sherwood

Source : Mary Martha Sherwood (1844). “The History of John Marten: A Sequel to The Life of Henry Milner”, p.180

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“Out of many millions of wandering living entities, one who is very fortunate gets an opportunity to associate with a bonafide spiritual master by the grace of Krishna. By the mercy of both Krishna and the spiritual masters, such a person receives the seed of the creeper of devotional service.”

“This chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is enacted from the spiritual platform and thus this sound vibration surpasses all lower strata of consciouness - namely sensual, mental and intellectual.”

“Is it a particularly British trait to so utterly adore truly appalling men, from Tony Hancock through to Steptoe and Alf Garnett, Captain Mainwaring, Rigsby, Del Boy, Victor Meldrew and on to David Brent from The Office. The most deeply adored characters are all simply vile.”

“We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?”

“Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose, But young men think it is, and we were young.”

Source : More Poems (1936) no. 36

“Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.”

Source : A. E. Housman (2012). “A Shropshire Lad”, p.43, Courier Corporation

“It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1835). “Christian Theology”, p.201

“It's so much nicer to be a secret and delightful sin to anybody than to be a feather in his cap.”

“No sin which we are capable of committing has ever taken God by surprise for He knew we were just like that.”

“Love the offender, yet detest the offense.”