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

Quote by Phillips Brooks

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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...

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...

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than...

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than...

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

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

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...

Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts...

Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts...

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...

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

VLife comes before literature, as the material always comes before the work. The hills are...

VLife comes before literature, as the material always comes before the work. The hills are...

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.

Make your creed simply and broadly out of the revelation of God, and you will...

Make your creed simply and broadly out of the revelation of God, and you will...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.