Luck, if it mean nothing more than an event of which the cause is not apparent, is a term that may be employed without error; but if it means, as it generally does, an event which has no cause at… — John Angell James Copy Share Image
To bear adversity with meek submission to the will of God; to endure chastisement with all long-suffering and joyfulness; to appear cheerful amid surrounding… — John Angell James Copy Share
Afflictions tend to wean us from the world - and to fix our affections on things above. — John Angell James Copy Share
Holiness is happiness; and the more you have of the former, the more you will undoubtedly enjoy of the latter. — John Angell James Copy Share
Too many have no idea of the subjection of their temper to the influence of religion, and yet what is changed, if the temper… — John Angell James Copy Share
A community is not likely to be overthrown where woman fulfills her mission, for by the power of her noble heart, she will raise… — John Angell James Copy Share
Luck, if it mean nothing more than an event of which the cause is not apparent, is a term that may be employed without… — John Angell James Copy Share
You cannot be too active as regards your own efforts; you cannot be too dependent as regards Divine grace. Do every thing as if… — John Angell James Copy Share
A good Christian cannot be a bad husband or father and, as this is equally true in everything, he who has the most piety… — John Angell James Copy Share
The friends of evangelical doctrine, and the advocates of orthodoxy, have the following objects to keep ever in view in this age; they must… — John Angell James Copy Share
“Let [the wife] guard, as much as possible, against a gloomy and moody disposition, which causes her to move about with the silence and… — John Angell James Copy Share
We are not saved by nations or by churches or by families, but as individuals, through a personal interest in a personal Saviour. — John Angell James Copy Share
The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose… — John Angell James Copy Share
All who wait upon the Lord shall rise higher and higher upon the mighty pinions of strong devotion, and with the unblinking eye of… — John Angell James Copy Share
Kindness is the visible expression of a feeling and merciful heart; it is the going forth of a tender and susceptible mind; it claims… — John Angell James Copy Share
The study of everything that stands connected with the death of Christ, whether it be in the types of the ceremonial law, the predictions… — John Angell James Copy Share
