"The greatness of God is the true rebuke to the littleness of men. The greatness of Christ is the true rebuke to the littleness of Christians."

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Source : Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1882). “Sermons on Special Occasions: Preached in Westminster Abbey”

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

#Christian Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Men Quotes

“I usually play disenfranchised youth”
“To be a good sportsman, one must be a stoic and never show rancor in defeat, or triumph in victory, or irritation, no matter what annoyance is encountered. One who can not help sulking, or explaining, or protesting when the loser, or exulting when the winner, has no right to take part in games or contests.”
“Friendship is the most constant, the most enduring, the most basic part of love.”
“Focus your intention on your dreams, you can wave magic when you set your heart and mind to it”
“The key issue is the shift of the centre of gravity from the West to the East, the rise of China and India.”
“The want of logic annoys. Too much logic bores. Life eludes logic, and everything that logic alone constructs remains artificial and forced.”
“The end of the world was supposed to be gradual. There was supposed to be warning. A long, slow slide. What we got was punctuated equilibrium: a stately wobbling, then a sudden tipping point. There was plenty of warning, I suppose. We just werenâ€™t paying attention.”
“Maybe as times get worse we get better. Our pain makes us feel other people's too; our fear lets us practice valor; we are tense, and tender as well. And among the things we can no longer afford are things we never really wanted anyway...”

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