I firmly believe that the method which sets theological theories against scientifically ascertained facts, is fatal to the current theology and injurious to the spirit of religion; and that the method which frankly recognizes the facts of life, and appreciates the spirit of the scientists whose patient and assiduous endeavor has brought those facts to light, will commend the spirit of religion to the new generation, and will benefit--not impair--theology as a science, by compelling its reconstruction.
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry. - Lyman Abbott
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.
- Lyman Abbott
Patience is passion tamed. - Lyman Abbott
Patience is passion tamed.
The artist does not really create; he discovers. - Lyman Abbott
The artist does not really create; he discovers.
The ideal of character always runs beyond the attainment. - Lyman Abbott
The ideal of character always runs beyond the attainment.
Every great sin ought to rouse a great anger. Mob law is better than no law at all. A community which rises in its wrath to punish with misdirected a… - Lyman Abbott
Every great sin ought to rouse a great anger. Mob law is better than no law at all. A community which rises in its wrath to punish with misdirected a…
No man can be patient who has not strong passions, for patience is passion tamed. - Lyman Abbott
No man can be patient who has not strong passions, for patience is passion tamed.
A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice - but as yet unstained. - Lyman Abbott
A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice - but as yet unstained.
A graceful and blessed old age must have three elements in it: a happy retrospect, a peaceful present, and an inspiring future. And old age cannot ha… - Lyman Abbott
A graceful and blessed old age must have three elements in it: a happy retrospect, a peaceful present, and an inspiring future. And old age cannot ha…
We often pray for purity, unselfishness, for the highest qualities of character, and forget that these things cannot be given, but must be earned. - Lyman Abbott
We often pray for purity, unselfishness, for the highest qualities of character, and forget that these things cannot be given, but must be earned.
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