We shall never be abandoned by Heaven while we act worthy of its aid and protection
Samuel AdamsRead
He who made all men hath made the truths necessary to human happiness obvious to all. Our forefathers opened the Bible to all.
Interpretation
Human happiness is based on universal truths that are evident to everyone, and these truths are accessible through the Bible.
In this quote, Samuel Adams emphasizes that the truths essential for human happiness are made clear by the creator and are available to everyone. He highlights the role of the Bible as a guiding source that has been made accessible by our ancestors, suggesting that understanding these truths can lead to a fulfilling life.
In practice
This quote can be used in a sermon to emphasize the importance of the Bible in understanding happiness.
We shall never be abandoned by Heaven while we act worthy of its aid and protection
Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters.
If taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves? We claim British rights not by charter only! We are born to them.
Let no man thirst for good beer.
He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man.
We boast of our freedom, and we have your example for it. We talk the language we have always heard you speak.
The unseen presence keeps saying to us, _x000D_ βYou are Joy!β
Thereβs a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing that you are worthy of being happy. Your being alive makes worthiness your birthright. You alone are enough.
Join me in the pure atmosphere of gratitude for life.
The happiest moments my heart knows are those in which it is pouring forth its affections to a few esteemed characters.
To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich.
Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. Equilibrium is pragmatic. You have to get everything into proportion. You compensate, rebalance yourself so that you maintain your angle to your world. When the world shifts, you shift.
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