James Reston famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • 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.

  • The soul of the slave, the soul of the "little man," is as dear to me as the soul of the great.

  • Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose, But young men think it is, and we were young.

  • 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.

  • Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.

  • It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.

  • Christian liberty is freedom from sin, not freedom to sin.

  • Cease to sin, because you will not meet Allah with anything [as valuable] as few sins.

  • Pride and conceit were the original sins of man.

  • 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.