Quotes
Authors
Charles Hodge
"If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest." --
Source : James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Peter Russell (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of James McNeill Whistler (Illustrated)”, p.620, Delphi Classics
Charles Hodge
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“How to teach rigor while preserving imagination is an unsolved challenge to education.”
“A conscience is a troublesome thing at times. I woke up at 4 o'clock this morning and I spent the time feeling what a nothing I was, and wishing I was so very different. Then the morning's post brought me a letter from a friend, saying I was so this, so that - it made me really cry, I was so grateful.”
“Still - and for all Obama's heavy hinting to the contrary - Islam has no "human rights." The ideas of individual rights and the dignity of man are distinctly Western, an outgrowth of the Enlightenment. And while dialogue is dignified; dhimmitude is not, even if it achieves a desired, if temporary, effect.”
“Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings.”
“The laws of God given to mankind are embodied in the gospel plan, and the Church of Jesus Christ is made responsible for teaching these laws to the world.”
“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”
“Hong Kong compatriots will surely display great love for the motherland and for Hong Kong and take it as their utmost honor to maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and safeguard the fundamental interests of the country,”
Source : "Hong Kong's new leaders offer reassuring words". www.cnn.com. July 1, 1997.
“Our great country is rich and abundant in so many ways. It is totally unacceptable to me that we have children and families going hungry!”