Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsleywas a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth12 June 1819
inspirational-love lying night
Make it a rule and pray to God to help you keep it . . . never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier, or a little better this day."
true-love love-is sentimental
Love is sentimental measles.
dog swans blood
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
procrastination waiting return
Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back.
book reading men
Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.
hymns long singing
Do not fancy, as too many do, that thou canst praise God by singing hymns to Him in church once a week, and disobeying Him all the week long. He asks of thee works as well as words; and more, he asks of thee works first and words after.
crush children selfish
Have charity; have patience; have mercy. Never bring a human being, however silly, ignorant, or weak--above all, any little child--to shame and confusion of face. Never by petulance, by suspicion, by ridicule, even by selfish and silly haste--never, above all, by indulging in the devilish pleasure of a sneer--crush what is finest and rouse up what is coarsest in the heart of any fellow-creature.
example
Nothing is so infectious as example.
smell feelings chemicals
Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.
best-friend imagine very-good
You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.
life-is-too-short mean worry
Life is too short for mean anxieties.
pain reality evil
Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.
dream long noble
Do noble things, not dream them all day long.
soul human-nature good-health
Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature.