Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for…

Quote by Ralph W Sockman

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A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

When the congregation becomes the norm by which sermons are measured, a minister has put...

When the congregation becomes the norm by which sermons are measured, a minister has put...

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves.

The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves.

Love is the outreach of self toward completion.

Love is the outreach of self toward completion.

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance...

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance...

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called...

Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called...

Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its...

Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its...

The hope of free man in a frightened world is the values which man puts...

The hope of free man in a frightened world is the values which man puts...

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures...

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures...

When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us...

When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us...

To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk...

To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk...

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too...

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too...

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves.

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy

A small debt produces a debtor; a large one, an enemy

When I realize that it is not God who is in my debt but I...

When I realize that it is not God who is in my debt but I...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely...

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete...

Love alone is capable of uniting living beings in such a way as to complete...