Possibility of Little Beginnings
When the air balloon was first invented, a matter of fact gentleman contemptuously asked Dr. Franklin what was the use of it. The doctor answered this question by asking another:—“What is the use of a
When the air balloon was first invented, a matter of fact gentleman contemptuously asked Dr. Franklin what was the use of it. The doctor answered this question by asking another:—“What is the use of a
My life. A ship that started well. All canvas set. A fair wind. A sea all sun. Then a cloud; then a lurid glare; then a lightning bolt, and the ship staggered in pain and
Sailing down the Thames one occasionally sees a green flag in tatters, inscribed with the word WRECK, floating in the breeze over a piece of mast, or the funnel of a steamer which is just
Is it not foolish to be living in this world without a thought of what you will do at last? A man goes into an inn, and as soon as he sits down he begins
Some men drink to excess to drown care. As well may a man in debt drink to drown his thoughts; it neither pays the debt, nor postpones the reckoning. O, soul, be true to thyself.
I affirm, and the world declares it, unbelief is a sin. Is it not a sin for a creature to doubt the word of its maker? Is it not a crime and an insult to
Wise men ever know their own ignorance and are ready to learn. Humility is the child of knowledge. Michael Angelo was found by the Cardinal Farnese walking in solitude amid the ruins of the Coliseum,
It is reported that in the Tamul language there is no word for hope. Alas! poor men, if we were all as destitute of the blessed comfort itself, as these Tamul speakers are of the
See how the horse pricks up his ears and quickens his pace when you turn his head to his stable. Much more then should intelligent Christian men feel the attractions of their heavenly home. Courage,
Call it fanaticism if you will, but I trust that there are some of us who know what it is to be always, or generally, under the influence of the Holy Spirit—always in one sense,