Samuel Johnson wisely observed, «How small the part of all that
human hearts endure can laws or kings either cause or cure.»
Burke's Tory counterpart Dr. Johnson shared an undeniably Lutheran view of human expectations when he rhymed: «How small, of all that
human hearts endure, / That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.»
Farah is living proof that not only can
the human heart endure, it can also thrive.
Not exact matches
And if the suffering and despairing Jesus on the cross is accepted in one's
heart and soul as a virtuous
human being» if we can still, staring into our own abyss, wistfully hope to have his fortitude and compassion despite our
enduring weaknesses» then is salvation really that far off?
As Samuel Johnson put it: «How small, of all that
human hearts must
endure, I That part which laws or kings can cause or cure!»
He is also a powerful novelist whose works of historical fiction» The First Circle, August 1914, Cancer Ward, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich» depict the
enduring struggles between good and evil in the
human heart.
A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the
human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer's
enduring masterwork, The Iliad.