Nature speaks in symbols and in signs. John Greenleaf Whittier More Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier More Quotes From John Greenleaf Whittier The Present, the Present is all thou hast John Greenleaf Whittier angel blessing giving A felon's cell-- John Greenleaf Whittier felons cells prison Somewhat of goodness, something true John Greenleaf Whittier ocean shining dark But let the good old corn adorn John Greenleaf Whittier agriculture golden father Oh, talk as we may of beauty as a thing to be chiselled from marble or wrought out on canvas, speculate as we may upon its colors and outlines, what is it but an intellectual abstraction, after all? The heart feels a beauty of another kind; looking through the outward environment, it discovers a deeper and more real love-liness. John Greenleaf Whittier real heart beauty Nature eschews regular lines; she does not shape her lines by a common model. Not one of Eve's numerous progeny in all respects resembles her who first culled the flowers of Eden. To the infinite variety and picturesque inequality of nature we owe the great charm of her uncloying beauty. John Greenleaf Whittier nature flower eden Man is more than constitutions. John Greenleaf Whittier constitution men Few have borne unconsciously the spell of loveliness. John Greenleaf Whittier loveliness spells beauty A charmed life old goodness hath; the tares may perish, but the grain is not for death. John Greenleaf Whittier goodness grain may And I will trust that He who heeds John Greenleaf Whittier moss done gold A bending staff I would not break, John Greenleaf Whittier errors faith loss Life's sunniest hours are not without John Greenleaf Whittier evil joy love-is Children have neither past nor future - they rejoice in the present. John Greenleaf Whittier wisdom children past I hear the tread of pioneers John Greenleaf Whittier pioneers sea firsts A true life is at once interpreter and proof of the gospel. John Greenleaf Whittier true-life example life-is Leaning on Him, make with reverent meekness His own thy will. John Greenleaf Whittier meekness Truth is one; John Greenleaf Whittier land eye truth Quite the ugliest face I ever saw was that of a woman whom the world called beautiful. Through its silver veil the evil and ungentle passions looked out, hideous and hateful. On the other hand, there are faces which the multitude, at first glance, pronounce homely, unattractive and such as "Nature fashions by the gross," which I always recognize with a warm heart-thrill. Not for the world would I have one feature changed; they please me as they are; they are hallowed by kind memories, and are beautiful through their associations. John Greenleaf Whittier fashion beautiful memories Time is hastening on, and we John Greenleaf Whittier time memories father With warning hand I mark Time's rapid flight, John Greenleaf Whittier light morning night
