“The world is a bundle of hay,
Mankind are the asses that pull,
Each tugs in a different way—
And the greatest of all is John Bull!”
Letter to Thomas Moore (22 June 1821).
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English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement 1788–1824Related quotes
“John Bull was beat at Waterloo!
They’ll swear to that in France.”
Waterloo.
“Dobbin at manger pulls his hay:
Gone is another summer’s day.”
Summer Evening.
“The world's a wood, in which all lose their way,
Though by a different path each goes astray.”
"A Satyr upon the Follies of the Men of the Age", line 109; cited from The Works of His Grace, George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham (London: T. Evans, 1770) vol. 2, p. 156
Which Level of God Do You Believe In? (2004)
Context: Human beings undergo psychological development. At each level or stage of development, they will see the world in a different way. Hence, each level of development has, as it were, a different religious belief or worldview. This does not make God or Spirit the result of human development; it does, however, make the ways in which humans conceive of God or Spirit the result of development. And this is where it gets really interesting.
Final Confessions of NFL Assassin Jack Tatum by Jack Tatum with Bill Kushner (1996)
“Accountability is mankind’s greatest obstacle. All our challenges stem from that.”