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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden...

The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...