"We must be wise taskmasters and not require……" — Elizabeth Prentiss
"We must be wise taskmasters and not require of ourselves what we cannot possibly perform. Recreation we must have. Otherwise, the strings of our soul, wound up to an unnatural tension, will break."
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9 Quotes by Elizabeth Prentiss
Elizabeth Prentiss has 9 quotes on this site.
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The question is not whether you ever gave yourself to God, but whether you are His now.
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Go home and say to yourself, ‘I am a wayward, foolish child. But He loves me! I have disobeyed and…
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Bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. Take what I cannot give - my heart, body, thoughts,…
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The best convent for a woman is the seclusion of her own home. There she may find her vocation and…
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Here is a little mouth to kiss; here are two more feet to make music with their pattering about my…
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If the loss of your earthly fortune gains Christ for you, it will be a beautiful loss.
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The longer I live the more conscious I am of human frailty, and of the constant, overwhelming need we all…
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If you could once make up your mind never to undertake more work ... than you can carry on calmly,…
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