Phillip Brooks
Phillip Brooks
break chance instantly might time
If you could only know and see and feel, all of a sudden, that 'the time is short,' how it would break the spell. How you would go instantly and do the thing, which you might never have another chance to do!
beating becomes blood contented deeds desire doors forever great ideal knows life man meant sad soul thinking thoughts
The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do.
beginning heard quite realized sure
I just realized it was $3. I'd heard that, but I wasn't sure it would happen. It was quite a shock. It's beginning to sting.
beyond bit effort good hold powers strengthen work
To say 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.