Nothing less than the majesty of God, and the powers of the world to come, can maintain the peace and sanctity of our homes, the order and serenity of our minds, the spirit of patience and tender mercy in our… — 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
