“Let it be ours to be self-reliant amidst hosts of the vacillating — real in a generation of triflers — true amongst a multitude of shams; when tempted to swerve from principle, sturdy as an oak in its maintenance; when solicited by the enticement of sinners, firm as a rock in our denial.” RealSelfPrinciplesGenerationsRocksDenialFirmSinnerHostMultitudesTemptedOaksMaintenanceSturdySelf ReliantSwerveEnticement Book:Lectures Source: Lectures
“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