Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.
Nobody does good to men with impunity.
In short, Beauty is everywhere. It is not that she is lacking to our eye, but our eyes which fail to perceive her. Beauty is character and expression. Well, there is nothing in nature which has more character than the human body. In its strength and its grace it evokes the most varied images. One moment it resembles a flower: the bending torso is the stalk; the breasts, the head, and the splendor of the hair answer to the blossoming of the corolla. The next moment it recalls the pliant creeper, or the proud and upright sapling.
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!
The human body is first and foremost a mirror to the soul and its greatest beauty comes from that.
The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.
Some journeys are direct, and some are circuitous; some are heroic, and some are fearful and muddled. But every journey, honestly undertaken, stands a chance of taking us toward the place where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need
Fear drives the wretched to prayer
False liberty is also a reason that people fabricate doctrines that say that you don't need to suffer. One such doctrine is the one that states that Jesus has done everything, so we need not do anything that opposes our flesh or self-will. False liberty is also manifest when people scorn souls who are striving to live a God-fearing life, saying that these live in bondage.
As so often before, on the courage and determination of British men and women, serving our country, the fate of many nations rests.