John Armstrong
John Armstrong
song rude age
Good native Taste, tho' rude, is seldom wrong, Be it in music, painting, or in song: But this, as well as other faculties, Improves with age and ripens by degrees.
empires thrones weight
Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones, And tottering empires rush by their own weight.
world bears chance
This restless world Is full of chances, which by habit's power To learn to bear is easier than to shun.
country song nature
When the tribal groups of december trade Seated in the figure of crocodile And songs are sung and deals discussed, are made Real. All... For more than one reason they smile. These codes are writ in secret, feeling fine To keep what's private to my self since we All must face our maker in our own ryhme And reasons for being ( from regrets) free So let the memory of your glory Be the tenderness heartfelt love starkly In the sky of my mind vast and pretty Evermore glittering simplicity Where in the truth of country grows sober And sunshines through fog to radiate wonder
life peru mankind
Much had he read, Much more had he seen; he studied from the life, And in th' original perus'd mankind.
serenity way causes
Money can purchase the symbols but not the causes of serenity and buoyancy. In a straightforward way we must agree that money cannot buy happiness.
thinking
When you're doing wrong, you're gonna think wrong.
needs ifs
We need to be free if we are to love.
views imagination demand
Imagination paints a charming view of the future, conveniently adapted to the demands of our current emotion.
hopeful firsts action
Hope is the first thing to take some sort of action.
people want helping
You can't help people that don't want to be helped.
bravery too-late be-brave
Tis not too late to-morrow to be brave.
hope evil lasts
Our greatest good, and what we least can spare, Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.
priorities balls jugglers
You don't ask a juggler which ball is highest in priority. Success is to do it all.