And no one has the right to say that no water-babies exist, till they have seen no water-babies existing; which is quite a different thing, mind, from not seeing water-babies; and a thing which nobody ever did, or perhaps will ever do. But surely ... they would have put it into spirits, or into the Illustrated News, or perhaps cut it into two halves, poor dear little thing, and sent one to Professor Owen, and one to Professor Huxley, to see what they would each say about it.
All but God is changing day by day. - Charles Kingsley
All but God is changing day by day.
- Charles Kingsley
Make it a rule and pray to God to help you keep it . . . never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say "I have made one human be… - Charles Kingsley
Make it a rule and pray to God to help you keep it . . . never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say "I have made one human be…
Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and con… - Charles Kingsley
Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and con…
Do today's duty, fight to-day's temptation; and do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things which you cannot see, and could not … - Charles Kingsley
Do today's duty, fight to-day's temptation; and do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things which you cannot see, and could not …
Nothing is so infectious as example. - Charles Kingsley
Nothing is so infectious as example.
All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about. - Charles Kingsley
All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought. - Charles Kingsley
There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who lo… - Charles Kingsley
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who lo…
I do not want merely to possess a faith, I want a faith that possesses me. - Charles Kingsley
I do not want merely to possess a faith, I want a faith that possesses me.
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