Life Thoughts: Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward BeecherPhillips, Sampson, 1858 - 299 pages |
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... Blossoms , superfluous , 24 ; - not the emblems of religion , 37 . Boat , illustration from rowing a , 174 . Boring for a fountain , 293 . Boswell's Life of Johnson , 45 . Botany , the author's study of , 272 . Bow , feeling is the , C7 ...
... Blossoms , superfluous , 24 ; - not the emblems of religion , 37 . Boat , illustration from rowing a , 174 . Boring for a fountain , 293 . Boswell's Life of Johnson , 45 . Botany , the author's study of , 272 . Bow , feeling is the , C7 ...
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... , sub- limer than mountains , grander than storms , sweet- er than blossoms and tender fruits , nobler than lords , truer than parents , more loving than lovers . His feet tread the lowest places of the earth ; 4 LIFE THOUGHTS .
... , sub- limer than mountains , grander than storms , sweet- er than blossoms and tender fruits , nobler than lords , truer than parents , more loving than lovers . His feet tread the lowest places of the earth ; 4 LIFE THOUGHTS .
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... blossom as the rose . It shall blos- som abundantly , and rejoice even with joy and sing- ing ; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it , the excellency of Carmel and Sharon ; they shall see the glory of the Lord , and the ...
... blossom as the rose . It shall blos- som abundantly , and rejoice even with joy and sing- ing ; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it , the excellency of Carmel and Sharon ; they shall see the glory of the Lord , and the ...
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... blossom must have an ethical support . In this world , full often , our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast . THE cares and infelicities of life , which are spoken of as " hinderances to grace , " may be hinderances ...
... blossom must have an ethical support . In this world , full often , our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast . THE cares and infelicities of life , which are spoken of as " hinderances to grace , " may be hinderances ...
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... blossoms on a fruit tree are meant to symbolize the large way in which God loves to do pleasant things . WHEN my blood flows like wine , when all is ease and prosperity , when the sky is blue , and birds sing , and flowers blossom , and ...
... blossoms on a fruit tree are meant to symbolize the large way in which God loves to do pleasant things . WHEN my blood flows like wine , when all is ease and prosperity , when the sky is blue , and birds sing , and flowers blossom , and ...
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Page 171 - For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Page 83 - Truly God is good to Israel, Even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; My steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Page 46 - And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.
Page 83 - Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Page 83 - Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Page 70 - Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled ; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Page 77 - O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea...
Page 80 - IT is not work that kills men ; it is worry. Work is healthy ; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction. Fear secretes acids ; but love and trust are sweet juices.
Page 76 - April airs upon violet roots. Gifts from the hand are silver and gold, but the heart gives that which neither silver nor gold can buy. To be full of goodness, full of cheerfulness, full of sympathy, full of helpful hope, causes a man to carry blessings of which he is himself as unconscious as a lamp is of its own shining.
Page 195 - Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may inherit eternal life...