Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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A man's longest purposes will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the short arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle.

Charles Henry Parkhurst's Popular Quotes

Every thought was once a poem.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

Laws of Nature are God's thoughts thinking themselves out in the orbs and the tides.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

Home interprets heaven. Home is heaven for beginners.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

Faith is the very heroism and enterprise of intellect. Faith is not a passivity, but a faculty. Faith is power, the material of effect. Faith is a ki…

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

Faith is among men what gravity is among planets and suns.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

Purpose is what gives life meaning.

- Charles Henry Parkhurst