Quotes:When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our
eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
View quotes by Desmond TutuWhat a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our
eyes!
View quotes by Georg LichtenbergPropose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English mind is directed to find a difficulty, a defect, or an impossibility in it. If you speak to him of a machine for peeling a potato, he will pronounce it impossible; if you peel a potato with it before his
eyes, he will declare it useless, because it will not slice a pineapple.
View quotes by Charles BabbageA child's
eyes, those clear, wells of undefiled thought - what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and curiosity, they meet your own. In prayer, how earnest; in joy, how sparkling; in sympathy, how tender! The man who never tried the companionship of a little child has carelessly passed by one of the great pleasures of life, as one passes a rare flower without plucking it or knowing its value
View quotes by Caroline NortonShall any gazer see with mortal
eyes, Or any searcher know by mortal mind? Veil after veil will lift -but here must be Veil upon veil behind.
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