Zitat des Tages über Dein / Thine:
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.
This above all; to thine own self be true.
Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may be Thine and Thine only.
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.
Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.
Most humbly, my beloved Saviour, I bow myself before thee. I am a worm and no man. I alone deserve to suffer. I alone shrink from suffering. I was with thee in thy days of joy, singing 'Hosanna,' and I wished to make thee King. Now, in thine hour of suffering, I am far from thee.
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.
An animal takes freely anything that it wishes: it commits no sin and is not held responsible for its action because it knows no better. But as soon as the idea of 'mine' and 'thine' has been imprinted upon our consciousness, then also the responsibility comes.
Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen. Their lashes are the herbs that look On their young figures in the brook.
Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!'
Christ removed self as the force in His perfect life. It was, 'Not my will, but thine be done.'
Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.
