Hymns – Quotes

Chess problems are the

Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics. G. H. Hardy

Evidently the arts, all

Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word. Eugenio Montale

The last image created in verse four of this hymn, [Come, O Thou Glorious King] that of the promised Messiah coming into his temple, seems appropriate for the day when Jesus was in the Jerusalem temple, teaching and establishing his authority. As with the Triumphal Entry, his actions then seem but a foretaste of even … Read more

What else can I

What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do the nightingale’s part; if I were a swan, I would do as a swan. But now I am a rational creature, and I ought to praise God. This is my work. I do … Read more

I was anticipating that

I was anticipating that some readers might misread [the book] ROOM itself as a hymn to homeschooling. Emma Donoghue

I think ultimately the

I think ultimately the film ‘Room’ is a kind of hymn to motherhood and to the everyday heroism of parents who find their smiles in terrible times. Emma Donoghue

The Democratic Party will

The Democratic Party will never desert the freedoms of our people under the guise of pretending to protect them. Emanuel Celler

I hated the things

I hated the things they believe in, the things they so innocently and charmingly pretended. I hated the sanctimonious piety that let people hurt helpless creatures. I hated the prayers and the hymns – the fountains and the red images that coloured their drab music, the fountains filled with blood, the sacrifice of the lamb. … Read more

It was to carry

It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death. Elijah Cummings

Opened Christmas cards hum

Opened Christmas cards hum to me the hymn of love and teach me the sacrament of correspondence. Edward M Hays