The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden.

Quote by Phillips Brooks

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Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.

Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being...

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being...

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small...

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small...

It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the...

It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the...

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

The feet of the humblest may walk in the field Where the feet of the...

The feet of the humblest may walk in the field Where the feet of the...

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.

No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs...

No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs...

No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that...

No one who has come to true greatness has not felt in some degree that...

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than...

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than...

Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and...

Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and...

Call your opinions your creed, and you will change them every week.

Call your opinions your creed, and you will change them every week.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men!

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men!

As you emphasize your life, you must localize and define it... you cannot do everything.

As you emphasize your life, you must localize and define it... you cannot do everything.

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself...

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself...

Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with...

Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with...

The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always...

The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always...

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your...

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your...