
“Of all sound of all bells… most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.”
(Addressed to religious leaders of Christianity:)
Pithy Aphorisms: Wise Saying and Counsels, Edited by Mansoor Limba, Tehran: The Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works -- International Affairs Department. p. 9.
Interfaith
“Of all sound of all bells… most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.”
“Better to be cast out of the church than to deny Christ.”
As quoted in American Criminal Trials Vol. I (1841) by Peleg W. Chandler, p. 26
Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas (2011), p. 175
“When the bells began to sound the hour she let out the first scream.”
Last lines
All Men are Mortal (1946)
Context: In horror, in terror, she accepted the metamorphosis — gnat, foam, ant, until death. And it's only the beginning, she thought. She stood motionless, as if it were possible to play tricks with time, possible to stop it from following its course. But her hands stiffened against her quivering lips.
When the bells began to sound the hour she let out the first scream.
A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Second Part.
Second Part of Narrative
The Lord of Misrule
The Lord of Misrule and Other Poems (1915)
1950s, Address to the American People on the Situation in Little Rock (1957)
Context: It was my hope that this localized situation would be brought under control by city and State authorities. If the use of local police powers had been sufficient, our traditional method of leaving the problems in those hands would have been pursued. But when large gatherings of obstructionists made it impossible for the decrees of the Court to be carried out, both the law and the national interest demanded that the President take action.
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 101.
Source: [https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2018/04/cardinal-in-india-inaugurates-new-parish-despite-tribulations/ Cardinal in India inaugurates new parish, despite ‘tribulations’] (April 11, 2018)