“Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.”
Joseph Hall (1574–1656) British bishop
Christian Moderation, introduction.
“"I am the thread that runs through all these pearls," and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and God is the thread that runs through all of them; most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it.”
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Perlen bedeuten Tränen.
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Misattributed
“With all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls.”
Elvis Costello (1954) English singer-songwriter
Shipbuilding, written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langer
Song lyrics, Punch the Clock (1983)
Context: The boy said 'Dad they're going to take me to task
But I'll be back by Christmas'
It's just a rumour that was spread around town
Somebody said that someone got filled in
For saying that people get killed in
The result of this shipbuilding
With all the will in the world
Diving for dear life
When we could be diving for pearls.