It is only from the belief of the goodness and wisdom of a supreme being, that our calamities can be borne in the manner which becomes a man

Quote by Henry MacKenzie

Topics: Belief Quotes, Goodness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Mankind, in the gross, is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived, and has...

Mankind, in the gross, is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived, and has...

An individualist is one who pays his taxes with a smile

An individualist is one who pays his taxes with a smile

We must be our own before we can be another's.

We must be our own before we can be another's.

Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking...

Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking...

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him;...

This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him;...

At ten, a child; at twenty, wild; at thirty, tame, if ever; at forty, wise;...

At ten, a child; at twenty, wild; at thirty, tame, if ever; at forty, wise;...

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all...

The history of mankind is the history of ideas.

The history of mankind is the history of ideas.

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are...

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are...

Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited and to abstract...

Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited and to abstract...

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another

As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science...

As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science...

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of...

Bold knaves thrive without one grain of sense, but good men starve for want of...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest...

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest...

Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence

Anyone can be an ACE: Attitude + Commitment = Excellence