Lions Would Have Fared Better, Had Lions

May He Support Us All The Day Long, Till The Shades Lengthen, And The Evening Comes, And The Busy World Is Hushed, And The Fever Of Life Is Over, And Our Work Is Done! Then In His Mercy May He Give Us A Safe Lodging, And A Holy Rest, And Peace At The Last.

The Heart Is Commonly Reached, Not Through The Reason, But Through The Imagination, By Means Of Direct Impressions, By The Testimony Of Facts And Events, By History, By Description. Persons Influence Us, Voices Melt Us, Looks Subdue Us, Deeds Inflame Us. Many A Man Will Live And Die Upon A Dogma; No Man Will Be A Martyr For A Conclusion.

Great Things Are Done By Devotion To One Idea.

Without Self-knowledge You Have No Root In Yourselves Personally; You May Endure For A Time, But Under Affliction Or Persecution Your Faith Will Not Last. This Is Why Many In This Age (and In Every Age) Become Infidels, Heretics, Schismatics, Disloyal Despisers Of The Church. They Cast Off The Form Of Truth, Because It Never Has Been To Them More Than A Form. They Endure Not, Because They Never Have Tasted That The Lord Is Gracious; And They Never Have Had Experience Of His Power And Love, Because They Have Never Known Their Own Weakness And Need.

Purity Prepares The Soul For Love, And Love Confirms The Soul In Purity.