“In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable man ... [T]here is no occasion at all for pitying Mrs. Gaon. ... Saints are happy in their suffering, and noble souls find their happiness in sacrificing themselves for these sufferers.” MenSoulSufferingFatherSacrificeHusbandSaintNobleOccasionsTitlesAnnoyingSevereSufferersAmiableOne SidedGood FatherGood Husband Author:Solomon Schechter
“One solace yet remains for us who came Into this world in days when story lacked Severe research, that in our hearts we know How, for exciting youth's heroic flame, Assent is power, belief the soul of fact.” KnowsWorldHeartSoulFactsStoriesBeliefKnow HowThis WorldYouthResearchExcitingRemainsFlamesHeroicSevereSolace Book:The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth Source: The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth
“In seasons of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth that he can trust to, and is therefore compelled to cast himself on God alone. When no human deliverance can avail, he must simply and entirely trust himself to the providence and care of God. Happy storm that wrecks a man on such a rock as this! O blessed hurricane that drives the soul to God--and God alone!” MenHumansSoulCareEarthChristianRocksSeasonsBlessedCastsStormTrialsProvidenceSevereCompelledHurricanesWrecksDeliverance Book:Morning by Morning Source: Morning by Morning