#majesty

Some members of both Houses have, it is true, been removed from their employments under the Crown; but were they ever told, either by me or by any other of his majesty's servants, that it was for opposing the measures of the administration in Parliament? ↗

— Robert Walpole

#any #been #both #crown #either

True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God; neither can there be a more ardent lover than He. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#ardent #god #goodness #greater #infinite

What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed. ↗

— Tom Hooper

#australians #awed #fascinating #impervious #majesty

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. ↗

— Washington Irving

#elevates #enters #fills #inclinations #into

The majesty of nature depends upon the force of the human spirit. ↗

— John Ruskin

#imagination

Oh, really? Do you wake up heaving from bloody dreams that promise destruction like some crazy street guy forecasting the Apocalypse? Did you slam a door in your dad’s face hours before he died? Does everyone, cops included, think you’re a pestering loon ’cause ‘accident’ doesn’t sit right with you, nor the many other freakouts, like the car that keeps showing up on your street, with someone sitting in it, doing like, nothing? No? Oh no? Didn’t think so. Life sucks for everyone. Jump or deal with it. ↗

— Courtney Vail

#bloody-dreams #deal-with-it #destruction #life-sucks #majesty

The Book revealed to Muhammad is one and unique of its kind. It has left indelible impression on the hearts of humanity. Nothing can overcome its majesty. The Quran has given new dimensions to human thinking - Surprising reforms, stunning success! The power that created in Muslims a ravenous appetite for knowledge sprung from the Quran. ↗

— Rev. B. Margoliouth

#book #experience #freedom #humanity #humankind

The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge. ↗

— William Bligh

#been #command #former #his #increase

Virtue alone has majesty in death. ↗

— Edward Young

#death #majesty #virtue

Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place. ↗

— Ovid

#love #majesty #nor #place #same