Rufus M. Jones (1863–1948) American writer
Source: Christian Mystics (1999 - 2014), p. 8
Source: Maldoror = Les Chants de Maldoror, together with a translation of Lautréamont's Poésies
Rufus M. Jones (1863–1948) American writer
Source: Christian Mystics (1999 - 2014), p. 8
Archibald Macleish (1892–1982) American poet and Librarian of Congress
As quoted in Richard Nixon's First Inaugural Address (20 January 1969)
Attributed
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
1961, UN speech
Context: Ladies and gentlemen of this Assembly, the decision is ours. Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames. Save it we can — and save it we must — and then shall we earn the eternal thanks of mankind and, as peacemakers, the eternal blessing of God.
Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892) British preacher, author, pastor and evangelist
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 239.
François Fénelon (1651–1715) Catholic bishop
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 542.
“Well, when one's lost, I suppose it's good advice to stay where you are until someone finds you.”
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer
“If books are not good company, where shall I find it?”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Rachel Gibson (1961) American writer
Source: True Confessions