Quotes
Quotes - Hay
He never funked and he never lied
I reckon he never knowed how.
He were n't no saint--but at jedgment
I'd run my chance with Jim.
'Longside of some pious gentlemen
That would n't shook hands with him.
He seen his duty, a dead-sure thing--
And went for it thar and then;
And Christ ain't a-going to be too hard
On a man that died for men.
At my door the Pale Horse stands
To carry me to unknown lands.
The people will come to their own at last,--
God is not mocked forever.
I think that saving a little child
And bringing him to his own,
Is a derned sight better business
Than loafing around the throne.
People need loving the most when they deserve it the least.
You may rezoloot till the cows come home.
The angel answer'd, "Nay, said soul; go higher! To be deceived in your true heart's desire Was bitterer than a thousand years of fire!"
A sentinel angel sitting high in glory Heard this shrill wail ring out from Purgatory: "Have mercy, mighty angel, hear my story!"
All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.
