Charles Simmons
Charles Simmons
Charles James "Jim" Simmonswas a British lecturer, journalist and politician...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 April 1893
Charles Simmons quotes about
wrath giving way
Dare not usurp thy maker's place by giving way to wrath - wrath that goes forth in vengeance; "vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord."
forgiveness doe noble
There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.
hype shame repentance
For the most part fraud in the end secures for its companions repentance and shame.
heart evil mind
Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil.
failure excuse confession
Uncalled for excuses are practical confessions.
intelligence intellectual useless
It is only the constant exertion and working of our sensitive, intellectual, moral, and physical machinery that keeps us from rusting, and so becoming useless.
fire mark malice
Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.
numbers sides smallest
The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.
birth remember importance
When a person feels disposed to over estimate his own importance, let him remember that mankind got along very well before his birth, and that in all probability they will they will get along very well after his death.
people want littles
Accurate knowledge is the basis of correct opinions; the want of it makes the opinions of most people of little value.
heart infidelity wish
Infidelity is seated in the heart; its origin is not in the head. It is the wish that Christianity might not be true, that leads to an argument to prove it.
life time greatness
Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in little things.
character common-sense feelings
A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of what is called tact, which has so much to do with acceptability and success in life.
heart understanding convinced
When the heart is won, the understanding is easily convinced.