Lyman Abbott
Lyman Abbott
Lyman Abbott was an American Congregationalist theologian, editor, and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth18 December 1835
CountryUnited States of America
hero men doe
He who says, "I know no fear," is no hero. No man knows courage unless he does know fear, and has that in him which is superior to fear, and conquers it.
blessed peaceful age
A graceful and blessed old age must have three elements in it: a happy retrospect, a peaceful present, and an inspiring future. And old age cannot have either one of these three if the youth has been wasted and manhood has been misspent.
children eye hair
Never say you are too old. You do not say it now, perhaps; but by and by, when the hair grows gray and the eyes grow dim and the young despair comes to curse the old age, you will say, "It is too late for me." Never too late! Never too old! How old are you--thirty, fifty, eighty? What is that in immortality? We are but children.
mother world sacred
You, mother, are not responsible to set the whole world right; you are responsible only to make one pure, sacred, and divine household.
character quality highest
The highest qualities of character...must be earned....
competition vain schemes
It is in vain for us to devise schemes by which competition can be put out of civilized life. Competition is the condition of life.
temptation vices innocence
Every life is a march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice.
children vices infinite
A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice - but as yet unstained.
men wealth shame
It is a shame for a man to be a millionaire in possessions if he is not also a millionaire in beneficence.
art artist doe
The artist does not really create; he discovers.
children anger angry-words
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.
positive passion tamed
Patience is passion tamed.