“It is better to think of church in the ale-house than to think of the ale-house in church.” - Martin Luther
"Have courage for the great sorrows, & patience for the small ones. When you have completed your labourious daily tasks, sleep in peace. God is awake." - Benediction
"The name of Christ--the one great word well worth all languages in earth or heaven." - Philip James Bailey
"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them, 'Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden.'" - Aurelius Augustine
"Jesus! How does the very word overflow with sweetness, and light, and love, and life; filling the air with odors, like precious ointment poured forth; irradiating the mind with a glory of truths on which no fear can live, soothing the wounds of the heart with a balm that turns the sharpest anguish into delicious peace, shedding through the soul a cordial of immortal strength. Jesus! the answer to all our doubts, the spring of all our courage, the earnest of all our hopes, the charm omnipotent against all our foes, the remedy for all weakness, the supply of all our wants, the fullness of all our desires. Jesus! at the mention of whose name every knee shall bow and every tongue confess. Jesus! our power: Jesus! our righteousness, our sanctification, our redemption--Jesus! our elder brother, our blessed Lord and Redeemer. Thy name is the most transporting theme of the church, as they sing going up from the valley of tears, to their home on the mount of God; Thy name shall ever be the richest chord in the harmony of heaven, while the angels and the redeemed unite their exulting, adoring songs around the throne of God." - George W. Bethune
9 comments:
AWESOME!
i have only now started realizing how cool old dead guys are
and how much they have to say to those living.
one of my top fav. old dead guys is thomas carlyle.
'Tis faire amayzing that thou hast been brought to love Carlyle, who is of true Scottish stock.
Thou mightest much lyke his worke:
"ON HEROES AND HERO WORSHIP (1841)"
OLD DEAD GUYS!
HOW COOL!
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good pic 2!
It's so true. I can't help but laugh a bit at knowing that the venerable dead were once considered nonsense, and today's surviving mortals may someday be considered venerable.
Yes, the musty odor is wonderful. Unlike many collectors, I also like it when people write in books. It's like some tiny glimpse into the mind of a previous reader.
I just acquired an early edition of Conan Doyle's Micah Clarke. The original owner, a possessor of satisfyingly flourishing script, initialed and dated the end of the book when he was finished. I like the idea of that habit, and I am thinking of taking it up.
I love this quote, although we cannot discount the venerable authors that are so unfortunate as to still be alive.
I love this quote, but we cannot discount the venerable authors of our day that are so misfortunate as to still be alive.
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