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Olympia Brown, born on January 5, 1835, and died on October 23, 1926, was an individual of an unknown profession. Her life and achievements are currently not well-documented.

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“Endless sorrow has fallen upon my heart.”

Heart My Heart Sorrow Endless Fallen

Author:Olympia Brown

“The Old Testament teems with prophecies of the Messiah, but nowhere is it intimated that that Messiah is to stand as a God to be worshipped. He is to bring peace on earth, to build up the waste places--to comfort the broken-hearted, but nowhere is he spoken of as a deity.”

Earth Broken Comfort Waste Prophecy Testament Deities Hearted Peace On Earth Old Testament Messiah Broken Hearted

Author:Olympia Brown

“The grandest thing has been the lifting up of the gates and the opening of the doors to the women of America, giving liberty to twenty-seven million women, thus opening to them a new and larger life and a higher ideal.”

Giving Has Beens America Liberty Millions Doors Higher Ideals Twenties Seven Opening Gates Lifting Lifting Up

Author:Olympia Brown

“When I read of the vain discussions of the present day about the Virgin Birth and other old dogmas which belong to the past, I feel how great the need is still of a real interest in the religion which builds up character, teaches brotherly love, and opens up to the seeker such a world of usefulness and the beauty of holiness.”

“He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.”

Happiness Speak Sacrifice Color Blind Attaining Happiness Personal Sacrifice

Author:Olympia Brown

“In striving for the best, in losing onself in others, one is lifted above the common material furniture of life, above the gaudy trappings and encumbering paraphenalia... into the realm of peace which passeth understanding.”

Understanding Common Materials Losing Strive Realms Furniture Gaudy

Author:Olympia Brown

“Fortuitous circumstances constitute the molds that shape the majority of human lives, and the hasty impress of an accident is too often regarded as the relentless decree of all ordaining fate.”

Humans Fate Circumstances Shapes Majority Accidents Human Life Impress Mold Relentless Decree Hasty Fortuitous

Author:Olympia Brown

“How natural that the errors of the ancient should be handed down and, mixing with the principles and system which Christ taught, give to us an adulterated Christianity.”

Giving Should Christ Natural Christianity Principles Taught Down And Errors Ancient Mixing

Author:Olympia Brown

“The more we learn of science, the more we see that its wonderful mysteries are all explained by a few simple laws so connected together and so dependent upon each other, that we see the same mind animating them all.”

Mind Together Law Science Simple Wonderful Mystery Scientist Connected Dependent

Author:Olympia Brown

About the Author

Born: January 5, 1835
Died: October 23, 1926
Known for: Author
Quotes: 9

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