128 Quotes by Theodore Parker

Genius is the father of a heavenly line, but the mortal mother, that is industry.

Gratitude is a nice touch of beauty added last of all to the countenance. Giving a classic beauty, an angelic loveliness, to the character.

Who escapes a duty, avoids a gain.

Disappointment is often the salt of life.

The diamond which shines in the Saviour’s crown shall burn in unquenched beauty at last on the forehead of every human soul.

It seems strange that a butterfly’s wing should be woven up so thin and gauzy in the monstrous loom of nature, and be so delicately tipped with fire from such a gross hand, and rainbowed all over in such a storm of thunderous elements. The marvel is that such great forces do such nice work.

The miser, starving his brother’s body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall creep out of his great estate of injustice, poor and naked and miserable.

Applying good sense to religion and religion to life. This is the field in which I design to labor.

He prays best who, not asking God to do man’s work, prays penitence, prays resolutions, and then prays deeds – thus supplicating with heart and head and hands.