Day after day, O lord of my life,
shall I stand before thee face to face.
With folded hands, O lord of all worlds,
shall I stand before thee face to face.
Under thy great sky in solitude and silence,
with humble heart shall I stand before thee face to face.
In this laborious world of thine, tumultuous with toil
and with struggle, among hurrying crowds
shall I stand before thee face to face.
And when my work shall be done in this world,
O King of kings, alone and ...
I know now that the night's dream
has come to an end.
From the garland the flowers have gone,
what remains is but the thread.
No longer is there the secret look,
the stealthy advance, the play at turning back.
The eyes are there, not in them
love's obsession.
The arms twined round mine
are now only a bond.
The smile which used to play
round your lips
is no longer to be seen.
No longer is there the attempt
at hide and seek.
The voice which used to send your
heart into a flutter,
and through ...
Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but looking outward in the same direction.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
What is essential is invisible to the eye.
- Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding.
- Bette Davis ...