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«The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that press and camera will report their exact dimensions.»
«The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives.»
«The Southern past, the Southern present, the Southern future became one of red clay pine barrens, of chain-gang camps, of housewives dressed in flour sacks who stare all day dully down into dirty sinks.»
Author: Randall Jarrell
| Keywords:
barrens, camps, chain gang, clay, dress down, dully, flour, housewives, pine, red clay, sacked, sacks, sinks, southern, stare
«Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.»
«Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.»
«Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.»
«Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? / He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.»
«Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay»
«The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.»
Author: Martin Luther
(Priest, Scholar)
| About:
Fashion,
Mankind
| Keywords:
advised, clay, consulted, fashioning, marvel, marveling, reproduction, reproductions, the matter
«The purest treasure mortal times afford, is spotless reputation; that away, men are but gilded loam or painted clay.»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
| About:
Reputation
| Keywords:
afford, clay, gild, gilded, gilding, gilds, loam, mortal, mortal man, Mortal Men, painted, purest, spotless, treasure
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