The frost performs its secret ministry,
Unhelped by any wind.
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"Frost at Midnight", l. 1 (1798).Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Or if the secret ministry of frost
Shall hang them up in silent icicles,
Quietly shining to the quiet moon.Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Whatever expenditure is sanctioned — even when it is sanctioned against the ministry's wish — the ministry must find the money. Accordingly, they have the strongest motive to oppose extra outlay.... The ministry is (so to speak) the breadwinner of the political family, and has to meet the cost of philanthropy and glory; just as the head of a family has to pay for the charities of his wife and the toilette of his daughters.
Walter Bagehot
One afternoon in early January, the weather showed a lack of character. There was no frost nor wind: the trees in the garden did not stir.
Brian Aldiss
If your ministry has become focused on the already-convinced, I'll bet that your ministry doesn't have it.
Craig Groeschel
A tree must also transpire, and needs to be copiously refreshed by wind, rain, and frost; otherwise it easily falls into bad condition, and becomes barren. In the same way the human body needs movement, excitement, and exercise, and in daily life these must be supplied, either artificially or naturally.
John Amos Comenius
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