Thoughts for Every-day Living: From the Spoken and Written WordsC. Scribner's Sons, 1902 - 192 pages |
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Page 91 - I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; Because thou didst it Remove thy stroke away from me : I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Page 108 - Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations.
Page 72 - I count life just a stuff To try the soul's strength on, educe the man. Who keeps one end in view makes all things serve. As with the body — he who hurls a...
Page 168 - We are not here to play, — to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle, — face it; 'tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil. Who's to blame?
Page 100 - The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord.
Page 168 - Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift; Shun not the struggle — face it; 'tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not, "The days are evil. Who's to blame?
Page 113 - And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Page 128 - If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Page 40 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Page 3 - Opportunities do not come with their values stamped upon them. Everyone must be challenged. A day dawns, quite like other days ; in it a single hour comes, quite like other hours ; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us.