Heaven and God are best discerned through tears; scarcely perhaps are discerned at all without them. The constant association of prayer with the hour of bereavement and the scenes of death suffice to show this. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
The incarnation is true, not of Christ exclusively, but of Man universally, and God everlastingly. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
The mere lapse of years is not life. To eat, to drink, and sleep; to be exposed to darkness and the light; to pace… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
I bow in reverence before the emotions of every melted heart…The more intense the delight in their presence, the more poignant the impression of… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
God is infinite; and the laws of nature, like nature itself, are finite. These methods of working, therefore, - which correspond to the physical… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
God has so arranged the chronometry of our spirits, that there shall be thousands of silent moments between the striking hours. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
All that is noble in the world's past history, and especially the minds of the great and the good, are never lost. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
All beneficent and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and reverent heart. — James Martineau Copy Share Image
