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Category Archive: 1865

Bernard Berenson Quote: “From childhood on I have had…”

From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament… the dream implied taking life ritually as something holy.

October 30, 2021 1865, American, Bernard Berenson, June 26, Quotes by Historians

John Mott Quote: “Evangelism without social work is deficient…”

Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent.

October 24, 2021 1865, American, John Mott, May 25, Quotes by Leaders

Adela Florence Nicolson Quote: “Men should be judged not by…”

Men should be judged not by their tint of skin, the gods they serve, the vintage they drink, nor by the way they fight, or love, or sin, but by the quality of the thought they think.

October 23, 2021 1865, Adela Florence Nicolson, April 9, English, Quotes by Poets

James Henry Breasted Quote: “The man who first gave history…”

The man who first gave history a recognized place in science was an ancient historian.

October 8, 2021 1865, American, August 27, James Henry Breasted, Quotes by Historians

William Lyon Phelps Quote: “Whenever it is possible, a boy…”

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

October 6, 2021 1865, American, January 2, Quotes by Educators, William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps Quote: “God speaks to me not through…”

God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean and the stars, but through the Son of Man, and speaks in a language adapted to my imperfect sight and hearing.

September 29, 2021 1865, American, January 2, Quotes by Educators, William Lyon Phelps

James Henry Breasted Quote: “But it is obvious that our…”

But it is obvious that our fathers, whose efforts have planted these great and prosperous cities along the once lonely trails of our own broad land, received all the fundamentals of civilization as a heritage from their European ancestors.

September 24, 2021 1865, American, August 27, James Henry Breasted, Quotes by Historians

William Butler Yeats Quote: “Every conquering temptation represents a new…”

Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

September 14, 2021 1865, Irish, June 13, Quotes by Poets, William Butler Yeats

James Henry Breasted Quote: “This recognition of the earlier human…”

This recognition of the earlier human background, now so obvious to us, did not come all at once, for the inclusion of history itself in university instruction is an event less than two centuries old.

September 12, 2021 1865, American, August 27, James Henry Breasted, Quotes by Historians

William Butler Yeats Quote: “Do not wait to strike till…”

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

September 6, 2021 1865, Irish, June 13, Quotes by Poets, William Butler Yeats

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