Quotes about Sound

Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind.

He felt that his mentat faculties had been dulled, let out a long, shuddering breath. A psychic shadow passed over him. In the emotional darkness of it, he felt himself waiting for some absolute sound—the snap of a branch in a jungle.

the mark of sound doctrine given by our Saviour himself is its tendency to promote the glory not of men, but of God (John

And here again we ought to observe that we are called to a knowledge of God: not that knowledge which, content with empty speculation, merely flits in the brain, but that which will be sound and fruitful if we duly perceive it, and if it takes root in the heart. For the Lord manifests himself by his powers, the force of which we feel within ourselves and the benefits of which we enjoy.

Why does a silly bird go on saying "chiff-chaff" all day long? Is it happiness or hiccups?

What are the proper proportions of a maxim? A minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.

Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.

Sweet is every sound,Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet;Myriads of rivulets hurrying through the lawn,The moan of doves in immemorial elms,And murmuring of innumerable bees.

Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs, as they canters awaäy?Proputty, proputty, proputty—that's what I 'ears 'em saäy.

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky!

there is more mercy in Christ than sin in us, there can be no danger in thorough dealing. It is better to go bruised to heaven than sound to hell.

My book should smell of pines and resound with the hum of insects.