Quotes
Quotes - Howe
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible, swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me;
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free.
Weave no more silks, ye Lyons looms,
To deck our girls for gay delights!
The crimson flower of battle blooms,
And solemn marches fill the nights.
The flag of our stately battles, not struggles of wrath and greed,
Its stripes were a holy lesson, its spangles a deathless creed:
'T was red with the blood of freemen and white with the fear of the foe;
And the stars that fight in their courses 'gainst tyrants its symbols know.
Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better.
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
If you don't learn to laugh at troubles, you won't have anything to laugh at when you grow old.
Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
I believe in grumbling; it is the politest form of fighting known.
You may easily play a joke on a man who likes to argue--agree with him.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
Families with babies and families without are so sorry for each other.
Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.
Reading is like permitting a man to talk a long time, and refusing you the right to answer.
When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
I believe in grumbling it is the politest form of fighting known.
No man's credit is as good as his money.
The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.
You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it.
Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
