R.S. Thomas Quotes

Physick, says Sydenham, is not to bee learned by going to Universities, but hee is for taking apprentices; and says one had as good send a man to Oxford to learn shoemaking as practising physick.

How can depression be real if our eyes arent real?

Like the devout theologian seeing the Devil lurking everywhere, Menninger, the devout Freudian, sees aggression.

We shall therefore compare the concept of homosexuality as heresy, prevalent in the days of the witch-hunts, with the concept of homosexuality as mental illness, prevalent today.

Child psychology and child psychiatry cannot be reformed. They must be abolished.

Patience is the First Lesson.

Be sensible of your wants, that you maybe sensible of your treasures.

Is it not strange, that an infant should be heir of the whole world, and see those mysteries which the books of the learned never unfold?

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is its rust. Unless it will up and think and taste and see, all is in vain.

Happiness was not made to be boasted, but enjoyed. Therefore tho others count me miserable, I will not believe them if I know and feel myself to be happy; nor fear them.

Principles are like a seed in the ground; they must continually be visited with heavenly influences or else your life will be a barren field.

Sleep is cousin-german unto death: Sleep and death differ, no more, than a carcass And a skeleton.

Till you can sing and rejoice and delight in God, as misers do in gold, and kings in sceptres, you never enjoy the world.

An empty book is like an Infant's soul, in which anything may be written.

How like an angel came I down!

Why is this soe long detaind in a dark manuscript, that if printed would be a Light to the World, & a Universal Blessing?

The only guiding principle you can use is to make something that you want to see.

I'll tell the only thing I know in this business, I have had the absolute privilege of making movies that I loved when I was a kid and loved my whole life.

We just believe in what we make and we're in a very fortunate position to be able to make stuff regardless of what model that follows.

Whether it's Batman, Superman, Watchmen, the 300 story, we just make stuff that I want to see.

I'm not the worlds biggest remake guy, meaning finding titles and saying, "Hey it's got some brand awareness, let's just make a movie."

Comic-Con is always something that we- we love Comic-Con and we generally have a big presence there. So we usually have something to say there, and just as things come together.

When I watch the movie, which is I don't know how many times I've done now with editing and everything, I walk out giddy just because I feel like that's the movie that I want to see.

With Godzilla, I've been a huge fan my whole life.

Godzilla it's not a remake, it's our chapter. I think what I'm most excited about is all the principles that we laid out in the beginning, I feel like we were able to hit on those things.

Each one [movie] is very important to us and from a fiscal responsibility, filmmakers understand that it's highly personal for us and they've been great about it.

I also think that filmmakers understand, we don't have to make twenty movies a year, we make four to six.

Fear God, and offend not the Prince nor his laws, and keep thyself out of the magistrate's claws.

In harvest time, harvest folk, servants and all Should make, all together, good cheer in the hall Once ended the harvest, let none be beguiled Please such as did help thee, man, woman and child.

Dry August and warm, Doth harvest no harm.

If a garden require it, now trench it ye may, one trench not a yard, from another go lay; Which being well filled with muck by and by, to cover with mould, for a season to lie.

The NHL is the best league in the world, but it's a grind. You sometimes forget, especially if you are losing, or missing the playoffs ... how fun this game can be.

I've been trying to work on my positioning and defensive game.

It was just the best thing in my life, to come to Minnesota.

It's a little weird when people turn around and look at you, but I don't mind. I really don't think I've changed.

My lusts they do me leave, My fancies all be fled, And tract of time begins to weave Grey hairs upon my head.

For age with stealing steps Hath clawed me with his crutch

The wrinkles in my brow, The furrows in my face, Say, limping age will lodge him now Where youth must give him place.

My hand and pen are not in plight, As they have been of yore.

I loathe that I did love, In youth that I thought sweet

When I was young, I dreamed of playing for Ajax and Arsenal. Both dreams have come true.

I do my job but seldom feel content after matches. If the team wins I am happy, but it remains frustrating.

Bankruptcy as a solution in kind of un-American.

Life is as inexorable as the sea.

In ancient Boeotia brides were carried home in vehicles whose wheels were burned at the door, in token, that they would never again be needed.

Travelers find virtue in a seeming minority in all other countries, and forget that they have left it in a minority at home.

An easy thing, O Power Divine, To thank thee for these gifts of Thine, For summer's sunshine, winter's snow, For hearts that kindle thoughts that glow.

The bee himself did not evade the schoolboy more than she evaded me, and even at this day I still stand somewhat bewildered, like the boy.

Character shows itself apart from genius as a special thing. The first point of measurement of any man is that of quality.

They decided that all liars should be whipped. And a man came along and told them the truth. And they hanged him.