“To be a religions man and to pray are really one and the same thing. To join in the thought of God with every thought of any importance that occurs to us ; in all our admiration of external nature, to regard it as the work of His wisdom ; to take counsel with God about all our plans, that we may be able to carry them out in His name ; and even in our most mirthful hours to remember His all-seeing eye ; this is the prayer without ceasing to which we are called, and which is really the essence of true religion.” MenMayEyeAbleRememberNamesHoursPrayerPlansSeeingPrayingEssenceImportanceRegardAdmirationTrue Religion Author:Friedrich Schleiermacher
“Virtue is only a conflict by which we get the mastery of our failings; that, by which every man proves his peculiar power of understanding the will and spirit of God, is only a silent working of the inner man.” MenSpiritUnderstandingVirtueFailingConflictProveSilentEvery ManPeculiarMasterySpirit Of God Author:Friedrich Schleiermacher
“Women are certainly more happy in this than we men: their employments occupy a smaller portion of their thoughts, and the earnest longing of the heart, the beautiful inner life of the fancy, always commands the greater part.” MenHeartBeautifulWorkGreaterLongingCommandEmploymentFancyPortionsEarnestInner Life Author:Friedrich Schleiermacher
