#shalt

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#amidst #away #crush #dim #elements

I started growing up in a hurry and taking a lot of the philosophy I'd heard from church as a kid a lot more seriously - especially the Ten Commandments - and wondering how 'Thou shalt not kill' could be so absolutely ignored. It took me until I was in my 40s to write what I was thinking as a young soldier. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#church #commandments #could #especially #growing

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, for there are plenty of others. ↗

— Otto Rank

#neighbor #others #plenty #shalt #thou

Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly. ↗

— Otto Rank

#give #reluctantly #shalt #thou

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice." ↗

— Sophocles

#democracy #justice #keep #must #our

I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut. ↗

— Billy Wilder

#commandments #cut #final #final cut #first

Is there not an art, a music, and a stream of words that shalt be life, the acknowledged voice of life? ↗

— George Edward Woodberry

#art #life #music #shalt #stream

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice. ↗

— Learned Hand

#democracy #justice #keep #must #ration

Thou shalt not ration justice. ↗

— Learned Hand

#ration #shalt #thou

The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' does not say it's O.K. to kill some people and not others. ↗

— Marvin Harris

#does #kill #others #people #say