The Astronomer An astronomer used to go out at night to observe the stars. One evening, as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole attention fixed on the sky, he fell accidentally into a deep well. While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises, and cried loudly for help, a neighbor ran to the well, and learning what had happened said: Hark ye, old fellow, why, in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?'.

Feast of Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253 Commemoration of John Henry Newman, Priest, Teacher, Tractarian, 1890 It is our great relief that God is not extreme to mark what is done amiss, that he looks at the motives, and accepts and blesses in spite of incidental errors.

We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.

Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.

O heaven! were man But constant, he were perfect. -The Two Gentleman of Verona. Act v. Sc. 4.

Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. It has to walk alone; it has to be itself.

I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, "Where? What?" and turn away.

To throw a blot on a man's reputation by praising him.

Memories last forever, never do they die, Friends stick together and never really say Goodbye.

Laughter is the jam on the toast of life; it adds flavour, keeps it from becoming too dry, and makes it easier to swallow.

The punctual tide draws up the bay, With ripple of wave and hiss of spray.

Make ducks and drakes with shillings.

After all my erstwhile dear, my no longer cherished; Need we say it was not love, just because it perished?

Women, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

No book was ever written down by any but itself.

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.

It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.

Nothing seems impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.

Yet here's eglantine, Here's ivy!--take them as I used to do Thy flowers, and keep them where they shall not pine. Instruct thine eyes to keep their colours true, And tell thy soul their roots are left in mine.