Thee Quotes - Page 36

• Before, I loved thee as a brother, John, But now, I do respect thee as my soul.

  William Shakespeare

  Brother, Soul, Prince Hal

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Second Tetralogy In Plain and Simple English: Includes Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V”, p.415, BookCaps Study Guides

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• [Luke, holding stormtrooper helmet.] Alas, poor stormtrooper, I knew ye not,/ yet have I taken both uniform and life/ From thee. What manner of a man wert thou?/ A man of inf'nite jest or cruelty?/ A man with helpmate and with children too?/ A man who hath his Empire serv'd with pride?/ A man, perhaps, who wish'd for perfect peace?/ What'er thou wert, goodman, thy pardon grant/ Unto the one who took thy place: e'en me.

  Ian Doescher

  Children, Taken, Pride

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• Suffer love; a good epithet! I do suffer love, indeed, for I love thee against my will.

  William Shakespeare

  Suffering, Benedick

  "Love's labour's lost. Much ado about nothing. Merchant of Venice".

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• O my son Absalom,' Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish that could tear such words from a man’s mouth. 'my son, my son Absalom. Would God I could die for thee, O Absalom, my son. My sons!

  Orson Scott Card

  Son, Men, Knowing

  Orson Scott Card (2002). “Ender's Shadow”, p.369, Macmillan

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• You swore to stay with me,” he said. “When we made our oath, as parabatai. Our souls are knit. We are one person, James.” “We are two people,” said Jem. “Two people with a covenant between us.” Will knew he sounded like a child, but he could not help it. “A covenant that says you must not go where I cannot come with you.” “Until death,” Jem replied gently. “Those are the words of the oath. ‘Until aught but death part thee and me.’ Someday, Will, I will go where none can follow me, and I think it will be sooner rather than later.

  Cassandra Clare

  Children, Thinking, Two

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• I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess. - Han Solo

  Ian Doescher

  Forgive Me, Forgiving, Firsts

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• ForTime, not Corydon, hath conquered thee.

  Matthew Arnold

  Time

  'Thyrsis' (1866) l. 80

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• Cold inthe earthand the deepsnow piled abovethee, Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last byTime's all-serving wave?

  Emily Bronte

  Time, Lasts, Cold

  Emily Brontë, “Remembrance”

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• God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time.

  John Milton

  Time, Law, Forget

  'Paradise Lost' (1667) bk. 4, l. 637

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• Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be.

  Edmund Waller

  Sweet, Time, Rose

  "Go, Lovely Rose!" l. 1 (1645)

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• Time is lord of thee:
  Thy wealth, thy glory, and thy name are his.

  Thomas Love Peacock

  Time, Names, Wealth

  Thomas Love Peacock (1931). “The Works of Thomas Love Peacock: Poems and plays. 1931”

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• Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee.

  Hannah More

  Time, Art, Space

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• Enjoy the Spring of Love and Youth, to some good angel leave the rest; For Time will teach thee soon the truth, there are no birds in last year's nest!

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Love, Time, Retirement

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1847). “The Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Complete in One Volume”, p.49

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• In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained; Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, "I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"

  James Russell Lowell

  Life, Time, Fate

  James Russell Lowell, Charles Eliot Norton (1904). “The poetical works”

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• The Lord took twice the time making thee, Alvin Smith, cause it took that long to put the mischief in.

  Orson Scott Card

  Time, Long, Causes

  Orson Scott Card (2010). “Heartfire: The Tales of Alvin Maker”, p.13, Macmillan

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• Dearest Jesus, holy child, make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, within my heart, that it may be a quiet chamber kept for thee.

  Martin Luther

  Inspirational, Jesus, Children

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• O human beauty, what a dream art thou, that we should cast our life and hopes away on thee!

  Bryan Procter

  Beauty, Dream, Art

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• A heaven on earth I have won by wooing thee.

  William Shakespeare

  Boyfriend, Romantic Love, Heaven

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.226

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• Each day of the holidays comes bringing its own gifts.
  Open your heart,
  Untie the ribbons,
  and enjoy the contents!
  Were earth a thousand times as fair
  Beset with gold and jewels rare
  She yet were far too poor to be
  A narrow cradle,
  Lord, for Thee.

  Martin Luther

  Christmas, Heart, Holiday

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• Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the Christmas turkey before us... a turkey which was no doubt a lively, intelligent bird... a social being... capable of actual affection... nuzzling its young with almost human- like compassion. Anyway, it's dead and we're gonna eat it. Please give our respects to its family.

  Berkeley Breathed

  Funny, Christmas, Food

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• Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

  John Milton

  Food, Cooking, Black

  John Milton (1869). “Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books”, p.217

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• Father in Heaven! When the thought of thee wakes in our hearts let it not awaken like a frightened bird that flies about in dismay, but like a child waking from its sleep with a heavenly smile.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Smile, God, Children

  Journal entry (translated by Alexander Dru, 1938).

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• Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.

  William Penn

  Karma, Charity, Philanthropy

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.44, Courier Corporation

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• If thy hope be any thing worth, it will purify thee from thy sins.

  Joseph Alleine

  Hope, Sin, Ifs

  Joseph Alleine (1804). “The Solemn Warnings of the Dead: Or, An Admonition to Unconverted Sinners”, p.44

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• Hope humbly then; with trembling pinions soar;
  Wait the great teacher, Death, and God adore;
  What future bliss He gives not thee to know,
  But gives that hope to be thy blessing now.

  Alexander Pope

  Hope, Teacher, Blessing

  Alexander Pope (1764). “The Works of Alexander Pope”, p.12

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