Charles Douglas Jackson famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • When I cannot understand my Father's leading, And it seems to be but hard and cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever pleading, God is working, God is faithful-Only wait.

  • It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in.

  • Freedom is never given; it is won.

  • Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.

  • I have known some quite good people who were unhappy, but never an interested person who was unhappy.

  • I have now reigned above fifty years in victory and peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call, nor does any earthly blessing appear to be wanting for my felicity. In this situation, I have diligently numbered the days of pure and genuine happiness which have fallen to my lot: they amount to fourteen. O man, place not thy confidence in this present world!

  • If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.

  • Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

  • Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

  • What are you gonna do for a face when the baboon wants his ***** back?

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