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Me Quotes by David Brainerd
- The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can possibly be derived;…
- Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.
- As to my success here I cannot say much as yet: the Indians seem generally kind, and well-disposed towards me, and are mostly very attentive…
- Saw so much of the wickedness of my heart that I longed to get away from myself...I felt almost pressed to death with my own…
- In the morning was again distressed as soon as I waked, hearing much talk about the world and the things of it. I perceived the…
- The Lord help me to press after God forever
- I longed that those who, I have reason to think, owe me ill will, might be eternally happy. It seemed refreshing to think of meeting…
- Here am I, send me; send me to the ends of the earth; send me to the rough, the savage lost of the wilderness; send…
- Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am.
- I think my soul never was in such an agony before. I felt no restraint, for the treasures of divine grace were opened to me.…
- My desires seem especially to be after weanedness from the world, perfect deadness to it, and that I may be crucified to all its allurements.…
- Oh, how much mercy have I received the year past! How often has God caused His goodness to pass before me! And how poorly have…
- I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.
- I have ever found it, when I have thought the battle was over and the conquest gained, and so let down my watch, the enemy…
- Oh that God would humble me deeply in the dust before Him! i deserve Hell every day for not lovingmy Lord more, who has, i…
- O my Blessed God! let me climb up near to Him, and love, and long, and plead, and wrestle, and strech after Him, and for…
- Oh, how precious is time! And how guilty it makes me feel when I think I have trifled away and misimproved it, or neglected to…
- God enabled me to so agonize in prayer that I was quite wet with perspiration, though in the shade and the cool wind. My soul…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto