James Reston famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.
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The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.
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Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose, But young men think it is, and we were young.
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Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.
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Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.
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It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
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Christian liberty is freedom from sin, not freedom to sin.
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Cease to sin, because you will not meet Allah with anything [as valuable] as few sins.
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Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.
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He was expressing his certainty that my appeal would be granted, but I was carrying the burden of a sin from which I had to free myself. According to him, human justice was nothing and divine justice was everything. I pointed out it was the former that had condemned me.
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