“All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. The man strongly possessed of an idea is the master of all who are uncertain or wavering. Clear, deep, living convictions rule the world.” MenWorldBelieveIdeasActionFaithStrongForceClearDoubtHe ManMastersWeakConvictionPossessedUncertainUnseenWavering Book:Common-sense in Religion: A Series of Essays Source: Common-sense in Religion: A Series of Essays
“Unmixed praise is not due to any one. It leaves behind a sense of unreality. We can only do justice to a great man by a discriminating criticism. Hero-worship, which paints a faultless monster, whom the world never saw, is like those modern pictures which are a blaze of light without any shadow.” MenWorldLightJusticeBehindsSawsModernHeroWorshipShadowCriticismPraisePaintDuesMonstersGreat MenUnrealityHero Worship Author:James Freeman Clarke
“When I consider what some books have done for the world, and what they are doing, how they keep up our hope, awaken new courage and faith, soothe pain, give an ideal life those whose hours are cold and hard, bind together distant ages and foreign lands, create new worlds of beauty, bring down truth from heaven; I give eternal blessings for this gift, and thank God for books.” WorldLifeGivingBookHardDoneTruthAgePainTogetherHeavenHoursCourageLandColdBlessingEternalIdealsEternityThank GodNew WorldForeign LandsIdeal Life Book:Self-culture: Physical, Intellectual, Moral, and Spiritual : a Course of Lectures Source: Self-culture: Physical, Intellectual, Moral, and Spiritual : a Course of Lectures
“Submission to duty and God gives the highest energy. He, who has done the greatest work on earth, said that He came down from heaven, not to do His own will, but the will of Him who sent Him, Whoever allies himself with God is armed with all the forces of the invisible world.” WorldGivingSaidDoneEarthEnergyForceHeavenDutyHighestInvisibleAlliesSubmission Book:Self-culture, lectures Source: Self-culture, lectures
