Advent

"Wakened by the solemn warning,

Let the earth-bound soul arise;

Christ, her Sun, all ill dispelling,

Shines upon the morning skies."

- Translated by Edward Caswall, Hark a Thrilling Voice is Sounding

Altitude

"The heights by great men reached and kept

Were not obtained by sudden flight,

But they, while their companions slept,

Were toiling upward in the night."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Ladder of Saint Augustine 

Pain

"When it has gone, passion leaves behind a dark longing for itself, and in disappearing throws us one last seductive glance. There must have been a kind of pleasure in having been beaten with her whip. In contrast, the more moderate feelings appear flat; apparently we still prefer a more violent displeasure to a weak pleasure."

- Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human

Exalt

"Majesty, worship His Majesty,
Unto Jesus be all glory, honour, and praise.
Majesty, kingdom authority,
Flow from His throne, unto His own, His anthem raise."

- Jack Hayford, Majesty

Expression

 

“There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.”

- William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist (1811-1863)