| Quotes |
Topic |
| Faith | Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. |
| Perfection | This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfection. |
| Abstinence | Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. |
| Christianity | God is not a deceiver, that he should offer to support us, and then, when we lean upon Him, should slip away from us. |
| Christianity | Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee. |
| Christianity | Thou hast commanded, and so it is, that every inordinate affection should be its own punishment. |
| Christianity | God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination. |
| Christianity | If by fate anyone means the will or power of God, let him keep his meaning but mend his language: for fate commonly means a necessary process which will have its way apart from the will of God and of men. |
| Cliches and One Liners | People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars.... and they pass by themselves without wondering. |
| Courage | Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. |
| Inspirational | Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence. |
| Knowledge | God will not suffer man to have the knowledge of things to come; for if he had prescience of his prosperity he would be careless; and understanding of his adversity he would be senseless. |
| Melancholy | Punishment is justice for the unjust. |
| Moderation | To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. |
| Perspective | To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. |
| Government | The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered. |
| Punishment | Punishment is justice for the unjust. |
| Relationships | Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. |
| Relationships | Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. |
| Religion | I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within. |
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