Blessed are they who, in the calm moments of retirement, of worship, of prayer, of silent waiting, have found that to "the weary and heavy laden " Christ can indeed give rest; that compared with the heavy bondage of the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
That is a true sentiment which makes us feel that we do not love our country less, but more, because we have laid up… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil. — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Is there no reconciliation of some ancient quarrel, no payment of some long outstanding debt, no courtesy or love or honor to be rendered to those to whom it has long been due; no charitable, humble, kind, useful deed, by which you can promote the glory of God, or good-will among men, or peace upon earth? If there be any… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share
The greatness of God is the true rebuke to the littleness of men. The greatness of Christ is the true rebuke to the littleness… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
High above all earthly lower happiness, the blessedness of the eight Beatitudes towers into the heaven itself. They are white with the snows of… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The cross of Christ is the pledge to us that the deepest suffering may be the condition of the highest blessing; the sign, not… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Posterity preserves only what will pack into small compass. Jewels are handed down from age to age; less portable valuables disappear. — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The best antidote against evils of all kinds, against the evil thoughts that haunt the soul, against the needless perplexities which distract the conscience,… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
The true religion of Jesus Christ our Saviour is that which penetrates, and which receives all the warmth of the heart, and all the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
In the long term, there are many factors that will help the luxury market, the creation of new wealth and the Asian tourist boom — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
Christianity is, above all other religions ever known, a religion of sacrifice. It is a religion founded on the greatest of all sacrifices, the… — Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Copy Share Image
