"The buried talent is the sunken rock on……" — Frederick William Faber
"The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder."
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Frederick William Faber
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35 Quotes by Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber has 35 quotes on this site.
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Remember that if the opportunities for great deeds should never come, the opportunities for good deeds are renewed day by…
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We strain hardest for things which are almost, but now quite within reach.
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Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.
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Kind words are the music of the world.
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Kind words are the music of the world. They have a power which seems to be beyond natural causes, as…
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Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is the queen of all devotions. It is the central devotion of the Church. All…
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The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men.…
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He draws us to Himself by grace, by example, by power, by lovingness, by beauty, by pardon, and above all…
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There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.
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Eternity will not be long enough to learn all he is, or to praise him for all he has done,…
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There are no disappointments to those whose wills are buried in the will of God.
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Kindness is too often left uncultivated, because men do not sufficiently understand its value. Men may be charitable and not…
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As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we…
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I have led an unusual life. I have buried a father killed at age 50 and two brothers killed in…
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Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were…
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I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.
— Albert Brooks
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My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
— Ray Charles
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I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them:…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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They say I was a bad Batman, that it was my fault, that I buried the franchise. But the truth…
— George Clooney
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Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all.
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Should we cry when the pope dies, my request we should cry if they cried when we buried Malcom X
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Like buried treasures, the outposts of the universe have beckoned to the adventurous from immemorial times. Princes and potentates, political…
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Sometimes when we're feeling sad, it's important just to feel the sadness. Like a snake shedding its skin, old feelings…
— Marianne Williamson
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Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom,…
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