| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
CH1 28:11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch,
and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the
upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the
place of the mercy seat,
CH1 28:12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the
courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of
the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the
dedicated things:
CH1 28:13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for
all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Eryxias by Platonic Imitator: greatest value to men? Is it not that of which the possession will best
enable a man to advise how his own and his friend's affairs should be
administered?--What will be our reply?
ERASISTRATUS: I should say, Socrates, that happiness was the most precious
of human possessions.
SOCRATES: Not a bad answer. But do we not deem those men who are most
prosperous to be the happiest?
ERASISTRATUS: That is my opinion.
SOCRATES: And are they not most prosperous who commit the fewest errors in
respect either of themselves or of other men?
ERASISTRATUS: Certainly.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Chouans by Honore de Balzac: death or happiness. Oh! that fog is dreadful," she went on, again
looking towards the heights of Saint-Sulpice, which were still veiled
in mist.
She began to arrange the silk and muslin curtains which draped the
window, making them intercept the light and produce in the room a
voluptuous chiaro-scuro.
"Francine," she said, "take away those knick-knacks on the
mantelpiece; leave only the clock and the two Dresden vases. I'll fill
those vases myself with the flowers Corentin brought me. Take out the
chairs, I want only this sofa and a fauteuil. Then sweep the carpet,
so as to bring out the colors, and put wax candles in the sconces and
The Chouans |
