A Quote by Frederick Locker-Lampson

Vanitas vanitatum has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years; The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.

Frederick Locker-Lampson

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Frederick Locker-Lampson
English - Poet
1821 - 1895

Shut out from the world with its blare and glare, life in an institution moves softly. The ears become attuned to gentle notes and a subdued tone.

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Chris Abani

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The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr, so gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never hear it.

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Dull indeed would be the man that did not feel the thrill awakened by the first glimpse of brilliant color in the orchard, and the cheery warbling notes borne to our ears on the first gentle breath of spring!

Arthur Cleveland Bent

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Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

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Oh, child, men's men: gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.

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The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known, For a man by nothing is so well betrayed As by his manners.

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The minute you stop expecting life to be simple, fair and easy... it becomes simple, fair and easy.

John Spence

Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon.