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“The lottery of honest labor, drawn by time, is the only one whose prizes are worth taking up and carrying home.”

Book:The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Lessons from the world of matter and the world of man

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The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Lessons from the world of matter and the world of man

The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Lessons from the world of matter and the world of man is a compilation of the works of Theodore Parker, a 19th-century American Unitarian minister and philosopher. The collection encompasses his essays, sermons, and other writings, providing a deep dive into his thoughts on the relationship between the natural world and human life. Parker's work is characterized by its intellectual rigor and its exploration of the moral and spiritual dimensions of existence. The collection is a significant contribution to the fields of theology, philosophy, and American literature. more

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Theodore Parker

Theodore Parker was an American Unitarian minister, abolitionist, and social reformer. He is recognized for his theological and social writings that had a profound impact on the abolitionist movement and the Unitarian Church. Born on August 24, 1810, Parker dedicated his life to social justice and the fight for the rights of the marginalized. more

“Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character... Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.”

Men Should Mind May Character Fall Higher Lows Ideals Every Man Insufficient

Author:Theodore Parker

“The Roman Christian mythology (and theology) discourages the vice of licentiousness, and so this is better than the heathen, but it encourages bigotry, hypocrisy, cant, and many another vice which the older Mother of Abominations kept clear from.”

Christian Mother Clear Vices Mythology Theology Hypocrisy Bigotry Cant Discouraging Heathen Abomination

Author:Theodore Parker

“Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.”

Mind Heart Soul Self Individual Conscience Being True Your Soul Self Respect Sacredness

Book:Two Sermons Preached Before the Twenty-eighth Congregational Society in Boston: On the 14th and 21st of November, 1852, on Leaving Their Old and Entering a New Place of Worship

Source: Two Sermons Preached Before the Twenty-eighth Congregational Society in Boston: On the 14th and 21st of November, 1852, on Leaving Their Old and Entering a New Place of Worship

“What God sends is welcome.”

Welcome

Author:John Herschel

“God knows how ardently I wish I had ten lives.”

Knows Wish Know How Ten God Knows

Author:John Herschel

“You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too. Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev'rybody loves you now.”

Littles Turns Walks Mistake Love You Loneliness Cake Have Your Cake And Eat It Too

Author:Billy Joel

“If I traveled all my life And I never get to stop and settle down Long as I have you by my side There's a roof above and good walls all around You're my castle, you're my cabin and my instant pleasure dome I need you in my house 'cause you're my home.”