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> [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 their absence…When the tears of bereavement have had their natural flow, they lead us again to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/i-bow-in-reverence-before-the-emotions-of-every-melted-heart-the-more/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

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## More by James Martineau

> [The incarnation is true, not of Christ exclusively, but of Man universally, and God everlastingly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/the-incarnation-is-true-not-of-christ-exclusively-but-of-man/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [The mere lapse of years is not life. To eat, to drink, and sleep; to be exposed to darkness and the light; to pace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/the-mere-lapse-of-years-is-not-life-to-eat-to-drink-and-sleep-to-be/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/i-bow-in-reverence-before-the-emotions-of-every-melted-heart-the-more/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [God is infinite; and the laws of nature, like nature itself, are finite. These methods of working, therefore, - which correspond to the physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/god-is-infinite-and-the-laws-of-nature-like-nature-itself-are-finite/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [God has so arranged the chronometry of our spirits, that there shall be thousands of silent moments between the striking hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/god-has-so-arranged-the-chronometry-of-our-spirits-that-there-shall/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/the-pinafore-of-the-child-will-be-more-than-a-match-for-the-frock-of/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/religion-is-no-more-possible-without-prayer-than-poetry-without/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [All that is noble in the world's past history, and especially the minds of the great and the good, are never lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/all-that-is-noble-in-the-world-s-past-history-and-especially-the/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/grief-is-only-the-memory-of-widowed-affections/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [Every man's highest, nameless though it be, is his 'living God'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/every-man-s-highest-nameless-though-it-be-is-his-living-god/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [All beneficent and creative power gathers itself together in silence, ere it issues out in might.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/all-beneficent-and-creative-power-gathers-itself-together-in-silence/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and reverent heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/there-is-no-room-in-the-universe-for-the-least-contempt-or-pride-but/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/trust-arises-from-the-mind-s-instinctive-feeling-after-fixed/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [If it is permitted to the enlightened but baffled Statesman, when deserted and fallen from his place, to appeal from the voices of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/if-it-is-permitted-to-the-enlightened-but-baffled-statesman-when/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

> [All spiritual strength for ourselves, all noble ties to one another, have their real source in that inner sanctuary where God denies His lonely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-martineau/all-spiritual-strength-for-ourselves-all-noble-ties-to-one-another/)

[James Martineau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-martineau/)

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