Phillips Brooks
Phillips Brooks
Phillips Brookswas an American Episcopal clergyman and author, long the Rector of Boston's Trinity Church and briefly Bishop of Massachusetts, and particularly remembered as lyricist of the Christmas hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth13 December 1835
CountryUnited States of America
unbearable tomorrow burden
No one ever fell under the burden of the day; it is only when the burden of tomorrow is added that the load becomes unbearable.
over-you other-half half
When you discover you've been leading only half a life, the other half is going to haunt you until you develop it.
christmas xmas joy
Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both.
courage independent independence
Be courageous. Be independent. Only remember where the true courage and independence come from.
differences sorrow belief
There is such a difference between coming out of sorrow merely thankful for belief, and coming out of sorrow full of sympathy with, and trust in, Him who has released us.
prayer men stronger
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Prayer is not conquering God's reluctance, but taking hold of God's willingness.
easter christ easter-day
Christ will rise on Easter day!
strength strong struggle
You may look through the streets of heaven, asking each how they came to b there, and you will look in vain everywhere for a person who is morally and spiritually strong, whose strength did not come to him in struggle. There is no exception anywhere. Every true strength is gained in struggle.
american-novelist begun man simply
The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.
bear faults life others patient short
Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.
existence helped
No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.
simply
Make your creed simply and broadly out of the revelation of God, and you will keep it to the end.