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“Brethren, happiness is not our being's end and aim. The Christian's aim is perfection, not happiness; and every one of the sons of God must have something of that spirit which marked his Master.”

Book:Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton: Third Series

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Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton: Third Series

This book compiles a series of sermons that were presented at Trinity Chapel in Brighton, focusing on religious teachings and spiritual guidance. The third series within the collection offers a selection of addresses that delve into various theological and spiritual themes. more

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Frederick William Robertson

Frederick William Robertson, born on February 3, 1816, and died on August 15, 1853, was a scholar whose career category remains unclear. His life story is shrouded in mystery, and his specific achievements and contributions are not well-documented. more

“For when man comes to front the everlasting God, and look the splendor of His judgments in the face, personal integrity, the dream of spotlessness and innocence, vanishes into thin air: your decencies and your church-goings and your regularities and your attachment to a correct school and party, your gospel formulas of sound doctrine--what is all that, in front of the blaze of the wrath to come?”

Source: Sermons Preached at Brighton

“In the darkest hour through which a human soul can pass, whatever else is doubtful, this at least is certain. If there be no God and no future state, yet even then it is better to be generous than selfish, better to be chaste than licentious, better to be true than false, better to be brave than to be a coward.”

Ifs Humans Soul States Certain Hours Brave Selfish Being True Generous Coward Be Brave Human Soul There Is No God Doubtful Chaste Darkest Hour

Book:An address delivered to the members of the Working Man's Institute, at the Town Hall, Brighton, on Thursday, April 18, 1850, on the question of the introduction of sceptical publications into the library

Source: An address delivered to the members of the Working Man's Institute, at the Town Hall, Brighton, on Thursday, April 18, 1850, on the question of the introduction of sceptical publications into the library

“Aig [F.-M. Sir Douglas Haig] 'e don't say much; 'e don't, so to say, say nothin'; but what 'e don't say don't mean nothin', not 'arf. But when 'e do say something--my Gawd!”

Mean War Haig

Author:E. V. Lucas

“The coarsest father gains a new impulse to labor from the moment of his baby's birth; he scarcely sees it when awake, and yet it is with him all the time. Every stroke he strikes is for his child. New social aims, new moral motives, come vaguely up to him.”

Children Moments Father Social Moral Baby Birth Gains Labor Aim Strikes Impulse Awake Motive Strokes

Book:Outdoor Studies, Poems

Source: Outdoor Studies, Poems

“In ancient Boeotia brides were carried home in vehicles whose wheels were burned at the door, in token, that they would never again be needed.”

Home Doors Needed Ancient Wheels Vehicle Burned Brides Tokens

Book:Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays

Source: Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays

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