23 Quotes by Abbott Eliot Kittredge

I suppose that every parent loves his child, but I know, without any suppossing, that in a large number of homes the love is hidden behind authority, or its expression is crowded out by daily duties and cares

And this is the mission of the church – not civilization, but salvation – not better laws, purer legislation, social elevation, human equality and liberty, but first, the “kingdom of God and His righteousness;” regenerated hearts, and all other things will follow.

This bread and wine are the simple but eloquent monument to the infinite love of the Son of God, around which we gather with tender, tearful gratitude, because He loved us’so, and because we know that our garlands of affection and consecration are pleasing to Him.

I suppose that every parent loves his child, but I know, without any suppossing, that in a large number of homes the love is hidden behind authority, or its expression is crowded out by daily duties and cares.

I never hear parents exclaim impatiently, “Children, you must no make so much noise,” that I do not think how soon the time may come when, beside the vacant seat, those parents would give all the world, could they hear once more the ringing laughter which once so disturbed them.