Occupation: Author Birth: April 4, 1810 Death: June 8, 1888
One of the best things in the gospel of Jesus is the stress it lays on small things. It ascribes more value to quality than to quantity; it teaches t….
If we desire to do what will please God, and what will help men, we presently find ourselves taken out of our narrow habits of thought and action; we….
All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede….
When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen..
All the strength and force of man come from his faith in things unseen..
Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well..
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation..
Submission to duty and God gives the highest energy. He, who has done the greatest work on earth, said that He came down from heaven, not to do His o….
A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that o….
Unmixed praise is not due to any one. It leaves behind a sense of unreality. We can only do justice to a great man by a discriminating criticism. Her….
In the spirit of faith let us begin each day, and we shall be sure to " redeem the time " which it brings to us, by changing it into something defini….
Progress, in the sense of acquisition, is something; but progress in the sense of being, is a great deal more. To grow higher, deeper, wider, as the ….
Seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you..
Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience..
I can do small things in a great way..
The atheist has no hope..
Love is the spirit of life, and makes all things live..
The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience..
Take thy self-denials gaily and cheerfully, and let the sunshine of thy gladness fall on dark things and bright alike, like the sunshine of the Almig….
Art itself, in all its methods, is the child of religion. The highest and best works in architecture, sculpture and painting, poetry and music, have ….
Let us not torment each other because we are not all alike, but believe that God knew best what He was doing in making us so different. So will the b….