Occupation: Author Birth: April 4, 1810 Death: June 8, 1888
This is the way to cultivate courage: First, by standing firm on some conscientious principle, some law of duty. Next, by being faithful to truth and….
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….
Religion is life, philosophy is thought; religion looks up, friendship looks in. We need both thought and life, and we need that the two shall be in ….
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..
Conscience is the root of all true courage..
When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen..
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation..
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….
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….
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….
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….
As the days of spring arouse all nature to a green and growing vitality, so when hope enters the soul it makes all things new. It insures the progres….
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….
He who never looks up to a living God, to a heavenly presence, loses the power of perceiving that presence, and the universe slowly turns into a dead….