William Drummond quotes

“Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.”
-- William Drummond

#Safety Quotes #Silence Quotes #Mouths Quotes

“So that my life be brave, what though not long?”
-- William Drummond

Source : William Drummond (1856). “The poetical works ed. by W. B. Turnbull”, p.17

#Life Quotes #Long Quotes #Brave Quotes

“Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble.”
-- William Drummond

#Book Quotes #Iron Quotes #Quality Quotes

“He who dares not (reason), is a slave.”
-- William Drummond

#Freedom Quotes #Slave Quotes #Reason Quotes

“What sweet delight a quiet life affords.”
-- William Drummond

Source : William Drummond, P. C., Peter Cunningham (1852). “Poems by ... W. D. [Edited, with a life by P. C., i.e. Peter Cunningham.]”, p.199

#Marriage Quotes #Sweet Quotes #Delight Quotes

“Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.”
-- William Drummond

#Sweet Quotes #Kings Quotes #Children Quotes

“Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world; doth live his own; Though solitary, who is not alone, But doth converse with that eternal love.”
-- William Drummond

Source : William Drummond (1856). “The Poetical Works”, p.85

#Solitude Quotes #Eternal Love Quotes #World Quotes

“My thoughts hold mortal strife, I do detest my life, And with lamenting cries, Peace to my soul to bring, Oft calls that prince which here doth monarchize; But he, grim-grinning king, Who caitiffs scorns and doth the blest surprise, Late having deck'd with beauty's rose his tomb, Disdains to crop a weed, and will not come.”
-- William Drummond

Source : William Drummond, Peter Cunningham (1833). “The Poems of William Drummond of Hawthornden: With Life, by Peter Cunningham”, p.234

#Sad Quotes #Weed Quotes #Kings Quotes

“The safety-obsessed church lacks the inner dynamic to foster profound missional impact in our time.”

Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.58, Baker Books

“The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government and to reform, alter, or totally change the same when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.”

Source : "‘Hamilton’ Vs. Trump: Free-speech Duels Go on From Broadway to L.A.: Guest Commentary" by Ed Rampell, www.dailynews.com. November 23, 2016.

“Hello Rush," she said, breaking the silence. The sound of her voice almost sent me to my knees. God, I'd missed her voice. "Blaire," I managed to say, terrified that I'd scare her away just by speaking.”

“Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope.”

“All that is necessary to awaken to yourself as the radiant emptiness of spirit is to stop seeking something more or better or different, and to turn your attention inward to the awake silence that you are.”

“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”

“If you really like someone, it doesn't matter what their mouth feels or tastes like. The kiss is still awesome.”

Source : Adam Selzer (2010). “I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It”, p.42, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

“Some people approach every problem with an open mouth.”

“I'm not good at precise, coherent argument. But plays are suited to incoherent argument, put into the mouths of fallible people.”

“No one's mouth is big enough to utter the whole thing.”