Peace Vigil

Famous quotes containing the words peace and/or vigil:

    “I have perceived much beauty
    In the hoarse oaths that kept our courage straight;
    Heard music in the silentness of duty;
    Found peace where shell-storms spouted reddest spate.”
    —Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)

    “The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.”
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)