James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarkewas an American theologian and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth4 April 1810
CountryUnited States of America
running selfish taken
If we desire to do what will please God, and what will help men, we presently find ourselves taken out of our narrow habits of thought and action; we find new elements of our nature called into activity; we are no longer running along a narrow track of selfish habit.
good happiness
See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.
conscience courage man obey root
Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.
trust brother trust-in-god
When we trust our brother, whom we have seen, we are learning to trust God, whom we have not seen.
courage individual conscience
The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience.
time phrases use
In the spirit of faith let us begin each day, and we shall be sure to " redeem the time " which it brings to us, by changing it into something definite and eternal. There is a deep meaning in this phrase of the apostle, to redeem time. We redeem time, and do not merely use it. We transform it into eternity by living it aright.
philosophy two religion
Religion is life, philosophy is thought; religion looks up, friendship looks in. We need both thought and life, and we need that the two shall be in harmony.
years soul progress
Progress, in the sense of acquisition, is something; but progress in the sense of being, is a great deal more. To grow higher, deeper, wider, as the years go on; to conquer difficulties, and acquire more and more power; to feel all one's faculties unfolding, and truth descending into the soul,--this makes life worth living.
roots doe culture
Even where there is talent, culture, knowledge, if there is not earnestness, it does not go to the root of things.
courage roots conscience
Conscience is the root of all true courage.
pain book blessing
When I consider what some books have done for the world, and what they are doing, how they keep up our hope, awaken new courage and faith, soothe pain, give an ideal life those whose hours are cold and hard, bind together distant ages and foreign lands, create new worlds of beauty, bring down truth from heaven; I give eternal blessings for this gift, and thank God for books.
atheist atheism no-hope
The atheist has no hope.
strong believe addiction
He who believes is strong. Strong convictions precede great actions.
hero men light
Unmixed praise is not due to any one. It leaves behind a sense of unreality. We can only do justice to a great man by a discriminating criticism. Hero-worship, which paints a faultless monster, whom the world never saw, is like those modern pictures which are a blaze of light without any shadow.