“What outward form and feature are
He guesseth but in part;
But what within is good and fair
He seeth with the heart.”
To a Lady, Offended by a Sportive Observation
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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English poet, literary critic and philosopher 1772–1834Related quotes
The Thirteenth Revelation, Chapter 30
“What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers.”
“For if everybody else is also not what Jesus said he was, what good is what he said?”
Sons Come and Go, Mothers Hang in Forever (1976)
Context: Jesus never said anything about absurdity, and he never indicated for one flash of time that he was aware of the preposterousness of his theory about himself. And he didn't even try to make the theory understandable in terms of the reality and experience of the rest of us. For if everybody else is also not what Jesus said he was, what good is what he said?
As quoted in Become a Conscious Creator: A Return to Self-Empowerment (2007) by Lisa Ford, p. 44
“He knows what he wants, he's a good Jesuit, and the Jesuits know exactly what they want.”
Source: Cardinal Gracias: curial reform is nearing the 'end of the tunnel' https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/36820/cardinal-gracias-curial-reform-is-nearing-the-end-of-the-tunnel (14 September 2017)