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Thou hast made us for Thyself, and the heart never resteth till it findeth rest in Thee.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
Christ is not valued at all unless He be valued above all.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
The true servants of God are not solicitous that He should order them to do what they desire to do, but that they may desire to do what He orders them to do.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
It is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but by the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
As the soul is the life of the body, so God is the life of the soul. As therefore the body perishes when the soul leaves it, so the soul dies when God departs from it.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
Give, O Lord, what Thou commandest, and then command what Thou wilt.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden."
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)