It was in His parting sorrow--that Jesus asked His disciples to remember Him; and never was entreaty of affection answered so; for ever since has His name been breathed in morning and evening prayers that none can count, and has… — 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
Trust arises from the mind's instinctive feeling after fixed realities, after the substance of every shadow, the base of all appearance, the everlasting amid… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
If it is permitted to the enlightened but baffled Statesman, when deserted and fallen from his place, to appeal from the voices of the… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
All spiritual strength for ourselves, all noble ties to one another, have their real source in that inner sanctuary where God denies His lonely… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
