Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down into a vale of grief, And fasts, and weeps, and shrouds herself in sables

Quote by Charles Kingsley

Topics: Earth Quotes, Grief Quotes

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put...

Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put...

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one...

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and...

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all...

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all...

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly,...

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly,...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an...

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an...