James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarke
James Freeman Clarkewas an American theologian and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth4 April 1810
CountryUnited States of America
character mean men
Manliness means perfect manhood, as womanliness implies perfect womanhood. Manliness is the character of a man as he ought to be, as he was meant to be.
art children sculpture
Art itself, in all its methods, is the child of religion. The highest and best works in architecture, sculpture and painting, poetry and music, have been born out of the religion of Nature.
roots unity desire
Amid all change, we desire something permanent; amid all variety, something stable; amid all progress, some central unity of life; something which deepens as we ascend; which roots itself as we advance; which grows more and more tenacious of the old, while becoming more and more open to the new.
country party thinking
A politician thinks of the next election; a statement of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of his country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift.
life courage men
Conscience in the soul is the root of all true courage. If a man would be brave, let him learn to obey his conscience.
greatness excellence way
I can do small things in a great way.
recovery progress personal-growth
We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.
inspirational differences making-a-difference
It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today.
believe struggle differences
Let us not torment each other because we are not all alike, but believe that God knew best what He was doing in making us so different. So will the best harmony come out of seeming discords, the best affection out of differences, the best life out of struggle, and the best work will be done when each does his own work, and lets every one else do and be what God made him for.
witty thinking political
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.
happiness running
Seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.