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Frederick William Robertson, born on February 3, 1816, and died on August 15, 1853, was a scholar whose career category remains unclear. His life story is shrouded in mystery, and his specific achievements and contributions are not well-documented.

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All Men Christ Heart Ifs Soul Feels Spirit World Christian May Doe Evil Given Divine Earnest Earnestness Earth He Man Knows Self

Famous Frederick William Robertson Quotes

“God's truth is too sacred to be expounded to superficial worldliness in its transient fit of earnestness.”

God Fit Truth Is Sacred Superficial Transient Earnestness Worldliness

Book:Sermons Preached at Brighton

Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton

“Do you wish to become rich? You may become rich, that is, if you desire it in no half way, but thoroughly. A miser sacrifices all to his single passion; hoards farthings and dies possessed of wealth. Do you wish to master any science or accomplishment? Give yourself to it and it lies beneath your feet. Time and pains will do anything. This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world is truer still of the world to come.”

Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton

“This world is given as a prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world is truer still of the world to come.”

Men World Given This World He Man Prize Earnest Earnestness

Author:Frederick William Robertson

“Time and pains will do anything.”

Pain Earnestness

Book:ser. 1 God's revelation of heaven [and other sermons]. ser. 2 Christ's judgement respecting inheritance [and other sermons]. ser. 3 The tongue [and other sermons

Source: ser. 1 God's revelation of heaven [and other sermons]. ser. 2 Christ's judgement respecting inheritance [and other sermons]. ser. 3 The tongue [and other sermons

“It is not the number of books you read; nor the variety of sermons which you hear; nor the amount of religious conversation in which you mix: but it is the frequency and the earnestness with which you meditate on these things, till the truth which may be in them becomes your own, and part of your own being, that ensures your spiritual growth.”

Book Truth Growth Numbers Learning Variety Sermons Frequency Earnestness

Author:Frederick William Robertson

“This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world, is truer still of the world to come.”

Men World Stills Given This World He Man Prize Earnest Earnestness

Book:Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton: Second Series

Source: Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton: Second Series