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Richard Chenevix Trench Quotes: Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved.
         

Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved.


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Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved.
         



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For we must share, if we would keep, that blessing from above; ceasing to give, we cease to have; such is the law of love.

For we must share, if we would keep, that blessing from above; ceasing to give, we cease to have; such is the law of love.



Nothing is true but Love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.

Nothing is true but Love, nor aught of worth; Love is the incense which doth sweeten earth.



Prayer is not getting man's will done in heaven, but getting God's will done on earth. It is not overcoming God's reluctance but laying hold of God's willingness.

Prayer is not getting man's will done in heaven, but getting God's will done on earth. It is not overcoming God's reluctance but laying hold of God's willingness.



None but God can satisfy the longings of an immortal soul; that as the heart was made for Him, so He only can fill it.

None but God can satisfy the longings of an immortal soul; that as the heart was made for Him, so He only can fill it.



We live not in our moments or our years: The present we fling from us like the rind Of some sweet future, which we after find Bitter to taste.

We live not in our moments or our years: The present we fling from us like the rind Of some sweet future, which we after find Bitter to taste.



The sin of pride is the sin of sins; in which all subsequent sins are included, as in their germ; they are but the unfolding of this one.

The sin of pride is the sin of sins; in which all subsequent sins are included, as in their germ; they are but the unfolding of this one.



Sin may be clasped so close, we cannot see its face.

Sin may be clasped so close, we cannot see its face.



Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.



Common sense meant once something very different from that plain wisdom, the common heritage of men, which we now call by this name.

Common sense meant once something very different from that plain wisdom, the common heritage of men, which we now call by this name.



The present is only intelligible in the light of the past.

The present is only intelligible in the light of the past.





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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.



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There's enough hate in the world. I command you to love. And you have to make an effort.



An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the people of all nations.

An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the people of all nations.



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You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions



Timing the market is a fools game, whereas time in the market is your greatest natural advantage.

Timing the market is a fools game, whereas time in the market is your greatest natural advantage.



Jace. This can't happen." I closed my eyes, thinking it would be easier to say without him looking back at me. But it wasn't. "This isn't about us. I can't leave Marc.

Jace. This can't happen." I closed my eyes, thinking it would be easier to say without him looking back at me. But it wasn't. "This isn't about us. I can't leave Marc.



I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.

I managed to slip two children out in the middle of my career and have been lucky with all the work.




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