Commemoration of William Morris, Artist, Writer, 1896 Commemoration of George Kennedy Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958 Thus was the Cross of Christ, in St. Paul's day, the glory of Christians; not as it signified their not being ashamed to own a master that was crucified, but as it signified their glorying in a religion which was nothing else but a doctrine of the Cross that called them to the same suffering spirit, the same sacrifice of themselves, the same renunciation of the world, the same humility and meekness, the same patient bearing of injuries, reproaches and contempts, and the same dying to all the greatness, honours, and happiness of this world, which Christ showed on the Cross.

A change came o'er the spirit of my dream.

People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.

God hears no more than the heart speaks; and if the heart be dumb, God will certainly be deaf.

We love the Lord, of course, but we often wonder what He finds in us.

Commemoration of Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373 Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.

She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.

The clouds,--the only birds that never sleep.

The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.

He serves his party best who serves the country best.

Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer - into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.

What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will stop whining.

In that day's feats, When he might act the woman in the scene, He prov'd best man i' th' field, and for his meed Was brow-bound with the oak.

But men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.

A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.

He that won't be counselled can't be helped.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.

It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.

Every time I try to define a perfectly stable person, I am appalled by the dullness of that person.