It is my desire, in the office of a Christian minister, to do nothing which I cannot do with my whole heart. Having said this, I have said all.

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

God enters by a private door into every individual.

God enters by a private door into every individual.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

He that loveth maketh his own the grandeur he loves

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners. Friendship requires...

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Hitch your wagon to a star.

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Nature and literature are subjective phenomena; every evil and every good thing is a shadow...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass...

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

Time dissipates to shining ether the solid angularity of facts

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

The man who can make hard things easy is the educator

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who...

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

As we grow old, the beauty steals inward.

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

Love and you shall be loved.

Love and you shall be loved.

They say love is like a bar of soap. Why? Because once you think you...

They say love is like a bar of soap. Why? Because once you think you...

... if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made...

... if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made...