If we listen to our self-love, we shall estimate our lot less by what it is than by what it is not; shall dwell upon its hindrances and be blind to its possibilities; and, comparing it only with imaginary lives,… — James Martineau Copy Share Image
Human character is never found "to enter into its glory," except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle… — 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
