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Phillips Brooks was an American clergyman, writer, and theologian, born on December 13, 1835, and died on January 23, 1893. He is known for his profound understanding of Christian faith and his contributions to religious literature.

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Famous Phillips Brooks Quotes

“Never be afraid to bring the transcendent mysteries of our faith, Christ's life and death and resurrection, to the help of the humblest and commonest of human wants.”

Want Humans Helping Christ Mystery Life And Death Resurrection Transcendent

Book:The Joy of Preaching

Source: The Joy of Preaching

“Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.”

Helping Faces Christianity Tunes

Author:Phillips Brooks

“The truest help we can render an afflicted man is not to take his burden from him, but to call out his best energy, that he may be able to bear the burden.”

Men May Helping Able Energy Bears Self Improvement Burden Aids Assistance Truest

Author:Phillips Brooks

“There are no times in life when opportunity, the chance to be and do, gathers so richly about the soul as when it has to suffer. Then everything depends on whether the man turns to the lower or the higher helps. If he resorts to mere expedients and tricks the opportunity is lost. He comes out harder, poorer, smaller for his pain. But, if he turns to God, the hour of suffering is the turning hour of his life.”

Ifs Men Life Soul Helping Pain Suffering Turns Opportunity Lost Hours Chance He Man Depends Higher Harder Mere Tricks Resorts Turn To God Pain In Life

Book:The Candle of the Lord: And Other Sermons

Source: The Candle of the Lord: And Other Sermons

“Feed on Christ, and then go and live your life, and it is Christ in you that lives your life, that helps the poor, that tells the truth, that fights the battle, and that wins the crown.”

Helping Fighting Winning Christ Poor Battle Telling The Truth Crowns Live Your Life Help The Poor

Book:Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

Source: Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermons

“Those who help a child help humanity with an immediateness which no other help given to human creature in any other stage of human life can possibly give again.”

Giving Humans Children Helping Humanity Given Stage Creatures Human Life

Book:Good Cheer for a Year: Selections

Source: Good Cheer for a Year: Selections

About the Author

Born: December 13, 1835
Died: January 23, 1893
Known for: Clergyman
Quotes: 139

Books & Sources

Sermons: The candle of the Lord, and other sermonsRelated source material

SermonsRelated source material

Sermons: Visions and tasks, and other sermonsRelated source material

The Joy of PreachingRelated source material

The Consolations of God: Great Sermons of Phillips BrooksRelated source material

AddressesRelated source material

Phillips Brooks Year Book: Selections from the Writings of the Rt. Rev. Phillips BrooksRelated source material

Sermons: Sermons for the principal festivals and fasts of the church year, ed. by Rev John Cotton BrooksRelated source material

The Candle of the Lord: And Other SermonsRelated source material

The More Abundant Life: Lenten ReadingsRelated source material

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