Charles Henry Parkhurst
Charles Henry Parkhurst
Charles Henry Parkhurstwas an American clergyman and social reformer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Although scholarly and reserved, he preached two sermons in 1892 in which he attacked the political corruption of New York City government. Backed by the evidence he collected, his statements led to both the exposure of Tammany Hall and to subsequent social and political reforms...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
CountryUnited States of America
life-is-short men circles
A man's longest purposes will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the short arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle.
ideals
Ideals we do not make. We discover, not invent, them.
clothes devil may
Hell is both sides of the tomb, and a devil may be respectable and wear good clothes.
benefits agents indifference
Pity is not enough better than indifference to benefit materially either agent or recipient.
facts
The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.
science difficulty
Science has not solved difficulties, only shifted the points of difficulty.
science busy ends
Science is busy with the hither-end of things, not the thither-end.
motivation overhead humans
Human success is a quotation from overhead.
curiosity entering edges
Curiosity is thought on its entering edge.
life past
In a life which has meaning in it, past and future sustain each other.
heroism intellect
Faith is the heroism of the intellect.
men selfishness he-man
The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.
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There is always the possibility of beauty where there is an unsealed human eye; of music where there is an unstopped human ear; and of inspiration where there is a receptive human spirit.
home heaven beginners
Home interprets heaven. Home is heaven for beginners.