Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character... Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.
Gratitude is a nice touch of beauty added last of all to the countenance. Giving a classic beauty, an angelic loveliness, to the character. - Theodore Parker
Gratitude is a nice touch of beauty added last of all to the countenance. Giving a classic beauty, an angelic loveliness, to the character.
- Theodore Parker
First there is the democratic idea: that all men are endowed by their creator with certain natural rights; that these rights are alienable only by th… - Theodore Parker
First there is the democratic idea: that all men are endowed by their creator with certain natural rights; that these rights are alienable only by th…
I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice. - Theodore Parker
I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.
Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.". - Theodore Parker
Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".
Let us do our duty in our shop or our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the … - Theodore Parker
Let us do our duty in our shop or our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the …
Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be t… - Theodore Parker
Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be t…
Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day. - Theodore Parker
Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most. - Theodore Parker
The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.
Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never. - Theodore Parker
Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.
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