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John Lancaster Spalding was a prominent American author whose works spanned a variety of fields including history, literature, and philosophy, leaving a profound impact on posterity.

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Famous John Lancaster Spalding Quotes

“If we attempt to sink the soul in matter, its light is quenched.”

Ifs Soul Matter Light

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“Be watchful lest thou lose the power of desiring and loving what appeals to the soul this is the miser's curse this the chain and ball the sensualist drags.”

Soul Loses Balls Chains Appeals Curse Drag Misers

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“The first requisite of a gentleman is to be true, brave and noble, and to be therefore a rebuke and scandal to venal and vulgar souls.”

Firsts Soul Brave Noble Being True Gentleman Vulgar Scandal Rebuke

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“Language should be pure, noble and graceful, as the body should be so: for both are vestures of the Soul.”

Should Soul Body Language Pure Noble

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“We have no sympathy with those who are controlled by ideas and passions which we neither understand nor feel. Thus they who live to satisfy the appetites do not believe it possible to live in and for the soul.”

Feels Believe Ideas Soul Passion Controlled Appetite No Sympathy

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“We may avoid much disappointment and bitterness of soul by learning to understand how little necessary to our joy and peace are the things the multitude most desire and seek.”

May Littles Soul Joy Desire Disappointment Bitterness Multitudes

Author:John Lancaster Spalding

“States of soul rightly expressed, as the poet expresses them in moments of pure inspiration, retain forever the power of creating like states. It is this that makes genuine literature a vital force.”

Soul States Moments Inspiration Literature Force Forever Poet Pure Creating Genuine

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

About the Author

Born: June 2, 1840
Died: August 25, 1916
Known for: Author
Quotes: 139

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Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and ReligionRelated source material

Means and Ends of EducationRelated source material

Opportunity: And Other Essays and AddressesRelated source material

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