"Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel." ― Augustus Hare Topic(s): Inspirational More From Augustus Hare "The power of faith will often shine forth the most when the character is naturally weak." "Love, it has been said, flows downward. The love of parents for their children has always been far more powerful than that of children for their parents; and who among the sons of men ever loved God with a thousandth part of the love which God has manifested to us?" "The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it." More In Inspirational "As knowledge increases, wonder deepens."― Charles Morgan "Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit."― Bern Williams "Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven."― Henry Ward Beecher