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“Behold the Zebra on the plains, And shudder at his mighty manes!”

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Ogden Nash was an American poet known for his witty and humorous poetry. His works are characterized by their clever wordplay and satire, and have been beloved by readers. more

“So powerfully does fortune appear to sway the destinies of men, putting a silver spoon into one man's mouth, and a wooden one into another's, that some of the most sagacious of men, as Cardinal Mazarin and Rothschild, seem to have been inclined to regard luck as the first element of worldly success; experience, sagacity, energy, and enterprise as nothing, if linked to an unlucky star.”

Source: Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life

“As with the acquisition, so with the use of money; they way in which a man spends it is often one of the surest tests of character.”

Men Way Character Use Money Tests Acquisition Test Of Character

Book:Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life

Source: Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life

“Oh! for this baptism of fire! when every spoken word for Jesus shall be a thunderbolt, and every prayer shall bring forth a mighty flood.”

Jesus Prayer Fire Flood Baptism Spoken Word Thunderbolts

Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge

“This Bible, then, has a mission, grander than any mere creation of God; for in this volume are infinite wisdom, and infinite love. Between its covers are the mind and heart of God; and they are for man's good, for his salvation, his guidance, his spiritual nourishment. If now I neglect my Bible, I do my soul a wrong; for the fact of this Divine message is evidence that I need it.”

“Christianity claims that the supernatural is as reasonable as the natural, that man himself is supernatural as truly as he is natural, and that the Bible is so clearly the word of God by proofs that are unanswerable, that it is unreasonable to disbelieve its divine truths.”

Men Natural Christianity Divine Bible Claims Proof Reasonable Word Of God Unreasonable

Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge

“The whole history of Israel, its ritual and its government, is explicable only as it is typical of the spiritual Israel, of the sacrifice on Calvary, of the precious blood which alone can wash away sin.”

Whole Government Spiritual Sin Sacrifice Blood Israel Ritual Typical Calvary

Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge

“Jesus lives! the same comforting, helping, instructing, loving Elder Brother, as when John leaned on His bosom, as when He lifted Peter up from the waves, as when He dried Mary's tears with His, "Thy sins are forgiven thee." Jesus lives! the same almighty Saviour, Guide, Intercessor, as when He ascended to glory with the broken fetters of sin and death in His pierced hands.”

Helping Hands Jesus Sin Tears Brother Broken Glory Wave Guides Thee Peter Mary Almighty Forgiven Comforting Elders Bosoms Saviour Fetters Intercessors

Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge

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