The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.

Taste is the feminine of genius.

There was the Door to which I found no key; There was the Veil through which I might see.

I came like Water, and like Wind I go.

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.

If you can prove to me that one miracle took place, I will believe he is a just God who damned us all because a woman ate an apple.

Think then you are Today what Yesterday you were - Tomorrow you shall not be less.

The Ball no question makes of Ayes and Noes, But Here or There as strikes the Player goes.

Strange, is it not? That of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the Road Which to discover we must travel too.

And much as Wine has played the Infidel, And robbed me of my Robe of Honor Well, I often wonder what the Vintners buy One half so precious as the stuff they sell.

I am all for the short and merry life.

I come like Water, and like Wind I go.

Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest.

The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one.

A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou.

I sometimes think that never blows so red The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled; That every Hyacinth the Garden wears Dropt in her Lap from some once lovely Head.

The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, the Leaves of Life keep falling one by one.

Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it.

Faith is never identical with piety.

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.

The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Wonder, connected with a principle of rational curiosity, is the source of all knowledge and discover, and it is a principle even of piety; but wonder which ends in wonder, and is satisfied with wonder, is the quality of an idiot.

This, and this alone, is Christianity, a universal holiness in every part of life, a heavenly wisdom in all our actions, not conforming to the spirit and temper of the world but turning all worldly enjoyments into means of piety and devotion to God.

In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on every side, stricken men await the verdict of fate.

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.

Our religion does not discriminate according to color, sex or anything else. What counts is piety and faith.

Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.

I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his "divine service."

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests.

There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.

We are certainly influenced by role models, and if we are surrounded by images of beautiful rich people, we will start to think that to be beautiful and rich is very important - just as in the Middle Ages, people were surrounded by images of religious piety.

Keeping our eyes on journey's end is what we need - the place where we see at last the world that is greater than the world, the new creation that cannot be contained in present thought or social order or piety.

Oaths are the fossils of piety.

The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.

Rumors of sneezing, kissing, tears, sweat, and saliva spreading AIDS caused people to panic.

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

It is acceptable to bring someone to tears if it explains to them in an emotional way why a product, a service, or a candidate is the right person, is the right thing to do.

I will never forget my beautiful days with you in Shanklin, they are certainly the most pleasant ones of my life. Look, I have tears in my eyes just to think about it. I am furious to be here, it is the end of happiness for a whole year.

When I first found out that I was an Idol finalist, I cried tears of happiness. I was just so happy, and my family was there and the fact that got to see that moment and share that moment with me was just everything to me.

Tears are the summer showers to the soul.