“And so the blasts of calumny, howl they ever so fiercely over the good man's head, contribute to his juster appreciation and to his wider fame. Preserve only a good conscience toward God, and a loving purpose toward your fellow men, and you need not wince nor tremble, though the pack of the spaniel-hearted hounds snarl at your heels.” MenNeedsPurposeFameConscienceFellowsAppreciationPreservesGood ManHeelsPacksFellow ManHeartedBlastHowlHoundsCalumnyWinceSpaniels Book:Lectures and Sermons Source: Lectures and Sermons
“Young men, you who have any piety at all, what sort is it? Is it a hot-house plant, which must be framed and glassed, lest March, that bold young fellow, should shake the life out.of it in his rough play among the flowers? or is it a hardy shrub, which rejoices when the wild winds course along the heather or howl above the crest of Lebanon ' We need, believe me, the bravery of godliness to bear true witness for our Master now.” MenNeedsShouldBelievePlayYoungCoursesHouseWindFlowerMastersBearsBraveryHotFellowsPlantWitnessYoung ManShakesMarchRoughRejoiceBelieve In MePietyGodlinessHowlFramedHardyLebanonShrubsHeathers Book:Lectures and Sermons Source: Lectures and Sermons
“Don't aim at any impossible heroisms. Strive rather to be quiet in your own sphere. Don't live in the cloudland of some transcendental heaven; do your best to bring the glory of a real heaven down, and ray it out upon your fellows in this work-day world.” WorldRealHeavenImpossibleQuietGloryDown AndAimFellowsStriveRaysSpheresHeroismTranscendentalWork Day Book:Lectures and Sermons Source: Lectures and Sermons