Ryotsu Japan Quotes & Sayings

So fare thee well, poor devil of a Sub-Sub, whose commentator I am. Thou belongest to that hopeless, sallow tribe which no wine of this world will ever warm; and for whom even Pale Sherry would be too rosy-strong; but with whom one sometimes loves to sit, and feel poor-devilish, too; and grow convivial upon tears; and say to them bluntly, with full eyes and empty glasses, and in not altogether unpleasant sadness - Give it up, Sub-Subs! For by how much more pains ye take to please the world, by so much the more shall ye for ever go thankless! Would that I could clear out Hampton Court and the Tuileries for ye! But gulp down your tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends who have gone before are clearing out the seven-storied heavens, and making refugees of long pampered Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael, against your coming. Here ye strike but splintered hearts together - there, ye shall strike unsplinterable glasses! — Herman Melville

Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life. — Elmer Davis

God is our supreme pleasure. We prefer above all else to know him and see him and be with him and be like him. — John Piper

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers. — Ogden Nash

Without a word, Carolyn held him ... for a long, long time. Then, presently, she stood up, took hold of his hand and led him back to her bed, where she proceeded to put him back together again, piece by piece. — Linda Lael Miller

With the gift of the Holy Ghost comes the ability to develop a powerfully sensitive capacity to make the right choices. Cultivate that gift. As the Lord has said, that is accomplished by consistent, righteous living. As you enhance your capacity to sense the direction of that infallible influence, you will avoid disappointment, discouragement, and even tragedy. — Richard G. Scott

Dignity was the first quality to be abandoned when the heart took over the running of human affairs. — William Boyd

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins. — Horace Mann