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James Martineau Quotes

Grief is only the memory of widowed affections Picture Quote #1

The scepticism which men affect towards their higher inspirations is often not an honest doubt, but a guilty negligence, and is a sign of narrow mind and defective wisdom Picture Quote #1

Trust arises from the mind’s instinctive feeling after fixed realities, after the substance of every shadow, the base of all appearance, the everlasting amid change Picture Quote #1

Nothing less than the majesty of God, and the powers of the world to come, can maintain the peace and sanctity of our homes, the order and serenity of our minds, the spirit of patience and tender mercy in our hearts. Then will even the merest drudgery of duty cease to humble us, when we transfigure it by the glory of our own spirit Picture Quote #1

The scepticism which men affect towards their higher inspirations is often not an honest doubt, but a guilty negligence, and is a sign of narrow mind and defective wisdom Picture Quote #1

There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and a reverent heart Picture Quote #1

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Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere Picture Quote #1

We are each of us responsible for the evil we may have prevented Picture Quote #1

The health of a community is an almost unfailing index of its morals Picture Quote #1

God has so arranged the chronometry of our spirits, that there shall be thousands of silent moments between the striking hours Picture Quote #1

Human character is never found to enter into its glory, except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle of fierce temptation Picture Quote #1

Trust arises from the mind’s instinctive feeling after fixed realities, after the substance of every shadow, the base of all appearance, the everlasting amid change Picture Quote #1

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We do not believe immortality because we have proved it, but we forever try to prove it because we believe it Picture Quote #1

The heavens, with their everlasting faithfulness, look down on no sadder contradiction than the sluggard and the slattern in their prayers Picture Quote #1

He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best; and he whose heart beats the quickest lives the longest Picture Quote #1

Grief is only the memory of widowed affection. The more intense the delight in the presence of the object, the more poignant must be the impression of the absence Picture Quote #1

All beneficent and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might Picture Quote #1

I bow in reverence before the emotions of every melted heart... The more intense the delight in their presence, the more poignant the impression of their absence... When the tears of bereavement have had their natural flow, they lead us again to life and love’s generous joy Picture Quote #1

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The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest Picture Quote #1

All that is noble in the world’s past history, and especially the minds of the great and the good, are never lost Picture Quote #1

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Grief is only the memory of widowed affections (James Martineau Quotes) The scepticism which men affect towards their higher inspirations is often not an honest doubt, but a guilty negligence, and is a sign of narrow mind and defective wisdom. (James Martineau Quotes) Trust arises from the mind’s instinctive feeling after fixed realities, after the substance of every shadow, the base of all appearance, the everlasting amid change. (James Martineau Quotes) Nothing less than the majesty of God, and the powers of the world to come, can maintain the peace and sanctity of our homes, the order and serenity of our minds, the spirit of patience and tender mercy in our hearts. Then will even the merest drudgery of duty cease to humble us, when we transfigure it by the glory of our own spirit (James Martineau Quotes) The scepticism which men affect towards their higher inspirations is often not an honest doubt, but a guilty negligence, and is a sign of narrow mind and defective wisdom (James Martineau Quotes) There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and a reverent heart (James Martineau Quotes) Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere (James Martineau Quotes) We are each of us responsible for the evil we may have prevented (James Martineau Quotes) The health of a community is an almost unfailing index of its morals (James Martineau Quotes) God has so arranged the chronometry of our spirits, that there shall be thousands of silent moments between the striking hours (James Martineau Quotes) Human character is never found to enter into its glory, except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle of fierce temptation (James Martineau Quotes) Trust arises from the mind’s instinctive feeling after fixed realities, after the substance of every shadow, the base of all appearance, the everlasting amid change (James Martineau Quotes) We do not believe immortality because we have proved it, but we forever try to prove it because we believe it (James Martineau Quotes) The heavens, with their everlasting faithfulness, look down on no sadder contradiction than the sluggard and the slattern in their prayers (James Martineau Quotes) He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best; and he whose heart beats the quickest lives the longest (James Martineau Quotes) Grief is only the memory of widowed affection. The more intense the delight in the presence of the object, the more poignant must be the impression of the absence (James Martineau Quotes) All beneficent and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might (James Martineau Quotes) I bow in reverence before the emotions of every melted heart... The more intense the delight in their presence, the more poignant the impression of their absence... When the tears of bereavement have had their natural flow, they lead us again to life and love’s generous joy (James Martineau Quotes) The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest (James Martineau Quotes) All that is noble in the world’s past history, and especially the minds of the great and the good, are never lost (James Martineau Quotes)