Quotes by Spring I salute all the nations of the Arab Spring and I salute the heroic people of Syria who are striving for freedom, democracy and reform. Ismail Haniyeh democracyspringpeople The foul slime stands for the sloth and vice of man, the decay of humanity; the fragrant flower that springs from it, for the purity and courage which are immortal. Henry David Thoreau flowerspringmen We may not all break the Ten Commandments, but we are certainly all capable of it. Within us lurks the breaker of all laws, ready to spring out at the first real opportunity. Isadora Duncan realspringopportunity We can never, even by the strictest examination, get completely behind the secret springs of action. Immanuel Kant examinationsecretspring This gathered worship, as Quakers call it, is not only absence of noise. Gathered worship springs from the reverent, silent expectation that God will come among the people. The silence deepens as we feel ourselves drawn beautifully to God and each other. Our hearts and souls burst with thanksgiving-a thanksgiving best expressed by silence. Silence growing from awe is the natural human response to hints of the Divine. J. Brent Bill heartspringpeople Spring is about to spring. Persephone is coming back and the ice is groaning, about to break with the exquisite and deafening roar. It's a time for madness; a time for our fangs to come down and our eyes to glaze over so that the beast in us can sing with unmitigated joy. Oh yes, ecstasy, I welcome thee! J. Christopher Stevens iceeyespring Worry springs from not being convinced of a sovereign God's absolute love for you. Worry disappears when you realize that God loves you unfailingly and will let nothing interrupt His plans for your good. J. D. Greear love-youworryspring How imperceptibly the first springing takes place! Henry David Thoreau springfirsts Spring. March fans it, April christens it, and May puts on its jacket and trousers. Henry David Thoreau fansmayspring In a pleasant spring morning all men's sins are forgiven. Henry David Thoreau springmorningmen The first sparrow of spring! The year beginning with younger hope than ever! Henry David Thoreau sparrowsspringyears Shall a man not have his spring as well as the plants? Henry David Thoreau plantspringmen The Ladybug wears no disguises. She is just what she advertises. A speckled spectacle of spring, A fashion statement on the wing.... A miniature orange kite. A tiny dot-to-dot delight. J. Patrick Lewis fashionspringwings Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow. J. I. Packer christianheartspring For still there are so many things that I have never seen: in every wood in every spring there is a different green. J. R. R. Tolkien greendifferentspring For if joyful is the fountain that rises in the sun, its springs are in the wells of sorrow unfathomable at the foundations of the Earth. J. R. R. Tolkien foundationsorrowspring He used often to say there was only one Road; that it was like a great river: its springs were at every doorstep, and every path was its tributary. 'It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door,' he used to say. 'You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. J. R. R. Tolkien feetspringrivers "Yield" was completed in 1997 and released in 1998. In the spring of 1997, I had made a decision to stop taking medications that I had been taking daily since 1988. Jack Irons yielddecisionspring The cross is the foundation of the Bible: If you have not yet found out that Christ crucified is the foundation of the whole volume, you have hitherto read your Bible to very little profit. Your religion is a heaven without a sun, an arch without a keystone, a compass without a needle, a clock without a spring or weights, a lamp without oil. It will not comfort you; it will not deliver your soul from hell. J. C. Ryle oilspringheaven And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings), and they came and lived at Bag End. And if Sam thought himself lucky, Frodo knew that he was more lucky himself; for there was not a hobbit in the Shire that was looked after with such care. When the labours or repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a good deal and going through all his notes. He resigned the office of Deputy Mayor at the Free Fair that Midsummer, and dear old Will Whitfoot had another seven years of presiding at Banquets. J. R. R. Tolkien writingspringyears«5657585960616263646566»
