Life Thoughts: Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward BeecherPhillips, Sampson, 1858 - 299 pages |
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... mind upon a theme second in solemnity and practical influence to no other within the range of human thought . " Christian Examiner . LETTERS TO A YOUNG PHYSICIAN . By JAMES JACKSON . M. D. , LL . D. , Professor Emeritus of the Theory ...
... mind upon a theme second in solemnity and practical influence to no other within the range of human thought . " Christian Examiner . LETTERS TO A YOUNG PHYSICIAN . By JAMES JACKSON . M. D. , LL . D. , Professor Emeritus of the Theory ...
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... Minds , likened to the Mammoth Cave , Needle , the , the devil's broadsword , 280 . Ministers likened to surgeons , 156 . Mint , a true preacher is God's , 65 . Mirthfulness , the use of , 131 . Missionaries , the children of , 265 ...
... Minds , likened to the Mammoth Cave , Needle , the , the devil's broadsword , 280 . Ministers likened to surgeons , 156 . Mint , a true preacher is God's , 65 . Mirthfulness , the use of , 131 . Missionaries , the children of , 265 ...
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... the swathing bands of straw or cotton , the statue should come out fair and un- harmed , I should not mind the box , but should cast it carelessly into the street . Now , every man has committed to him a statue LIFE THOUGHTS . 3.
... the swathing bands of straw or cotton , the statue should come out fair and un- harmed , I should not mind the box , but should cast it carelessly into the street . Now , every man has committed to him a statue LIFE THOUGHTS . 3.
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... minds ' processes as they were first born . They were the first salient points of the inspiration . Could I have brought them home with me , how rich I should have been ! how envied for their possession ! Now , there are open and free ...
... minds ' processes as they were first born . They were the first salient points of the inspiration . Could I have brought them home with me , how rich I should have been ! how envied for their possession ! Now , there are open and free ...
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... mind of man ; frescoes for eternity , that will not shine out till the light of heaven reveals them ; sculptures , not wrought in outward things , but in the inward nature and char- acter of the soul . OUR children that die young are ...
... mind of man ; frescoes for eternity , that will not shine out till the light of heaven reveals them ; sculptures , not wrought in outward things , but in the inward nature and char- acter of the soul . OUR children that die young are ...
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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 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 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 - 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 83 - Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.