Morley
Morley
men earth planets
Man makes a great fuss about this planet which is only a ballbearing in the hub of the universe.
god heart men
Men talk of "finding God," but no wonder it is difficult; He is hidden in that darkest hiding-place, your heart. You yourself are a part of Him.
people letters certain
There are certain people whom one feels almost inclined to urge to hurry up and die so that their letters can be published.
railroads gongs critics
A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.
humanity being-human penalties
One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings.
men oysters water
Truth is what every man sees lurking at the bottom of his own soul, like the oyster shell housewives put in the kitchen kettle to collect the lime from the water. By and by each man's iridescent oyster shell of Truth becomes coated with the lime of prejudice and hearsay.
morning children interesting
The most interesting persons are always those who have nothing special to do: children, nurses, policemen and actors at 11 o'clock in the morning.
teacher good-man unhappy
Happiness is surely the best teacher of good manners: only the unhappy are churlish in deportment.
education latin america
When Abraham Lincoln was murdered The one thing that interested Matthew Arnold Was that the assassin shouted in Latin As he lept on the stage This convinced Matthew There was still hope for America.
kindness book lovely
The world, in its sheer exuberance of kindness, will try to bury the poet with warm and lovely human trivialities. It will even ask him to autograph books.
important seems
Being in a hurry seems so fiercely important when you yourself are the hurrier and so comically ludicrous when it is someone else.
blessed frailty rectitude
Blessed is he who has never been tempted; for he knows not the frailty of his rectitude.
animal thinking dessert
Animal crackers, and cocoa to drink That is the finest of suppers, I think When I'm grown up and can have what I please, I think I shall always insist upon these.
fashion people tables
There are a lot of people who must have the table laid in the usual fashion or they will not enjoy the dinner.