Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry;...

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry;...

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse...

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse...

Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they...

Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they...

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.

I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance.

No one does anything from a single motive.

No one does anything from a single motive.

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree

Love is flower like; Friendship is like a sheltering tree

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear.

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

I do not call the sod under my feet my country; but language religion government...

I do not call the sod under my feet my country; but language religion government...

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess.

The faults of great authors are generally excellences carried to an excess.

I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what...

I have often thought what a melancholy world this would be without children, and what...

The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

The man's desire is for the woman; but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or...

Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books...

Why are not more gems from our great authors scattered over the country? Great books...

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Talk of the devil, and his horns appear

Alas! they had been friends in youth; but whispering tongues can poison truth.

Alas! they had been friends in youth; but whispering tongues can poison truth.

You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.

You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost...

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost...