Age Quote by Alfred William Howitt

It is a glorious occupation, vivifying and self-sustaining in its nature, to struggle with ignorance, and discover to the inquiring minds of the masses…

— Hosea Ballou

Call for the grandest of all earthly spectacles, what is that? It is the sun going to his rest.

— Thomas de Quincey

It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work.

— Henry David Thoreau

“As the hand held before the eye conceals the greatest mountain, so the little earthly life hides from the glance the enormous lights and…

— Anonymous

It is not from the tall crowded workhouse of prosperity that men first or clearest see the eternal stars of heaven.

— Theodore Parker

My work embodies little visions of the great intangible. ... Some will say he's gone mad - others will look and say he's looked…

— Marsden Hartley

We must look upon the world, with all its delights and all its attractions, with suspicion and reserve. We who love our Lord and…

— Amy Carmichael

“Heaven, such as it is, is right here on earth. Behold: my revelation: I stand at the door in the morning, and lo, there…

— Sarah Vowell

“What a joy it is to look at loved ones, flowers, trees, the sky, bird, mountains, babies, and sunsets, to mention a very few…

— Van Harden

The more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes.

— John Owen

What a glorious thing it is for us to have the privilege of going to the temple for our own blessings. Then after going…

— Howard W. Hunter

“And let our make and place, as men, remind us of our duty as Christians, which is always to keep heaven in our eye…

— Matthew Henry