Blessed are they who, in the calm moments of retirement, of worship, of prayer, of silent waiting, have found that to "the weary and heavy laden " Christ can indeed give rest; that compared with the heavy bondage of the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
That is a true sentiment which makes us feel that we do not love our country less, but more, because we have laid up… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil. — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Is there no reconciliation of some ancient quarrel, no payment of some long outstanding debt, no courtesy or love or honor to be rendered… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The greatness of God is the true rebuke to the littleness of men. The greatness of Christ is the true rebuke to the littleness… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
High above all earthly lower happiness, the blessedness of the eight Beatitudes towers into the heaven itself. They are white with the snows of… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The cross of Christ is the pledge to us that the deepest suffering may be the condition of the highest blessing; the sign, not… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Posterity preserves only what will pack into small compass. Jewels are handed down from age to age; less portable valuables disappear. — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The best antidote against evils of all kinds, against the evil thoughts that haunt the soul, against the needless perplexities which distract the conscience,… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The true religion of Jesus Christ our Saviour is that which penetrates, and which receives all the warmth of the heart, and all the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
In the long term, there are many factors that will help the luxury market, the creation of new wealth and the Asian tourist boom — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Christianity is, above all other religions ever known, a religion of sacrifice. It is a religion founded on the greatest of all sacrifices, the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
