"This world is given as the prize for……" — Frederick William Robertson
"This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world, is truer still of the world to come."
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Frederick William Robertson
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51 Quotes by Frederick William Robertson
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As the tree is fertilized by its own broken branches and fallen leaves, and grows out of its own decay,…
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Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place…
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Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will.
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Defeat in doing right is nevertheless victory.
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It is not the situation that makes the man, but the man who makes the situation.
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In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly…
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On earth we have nothing to do with success or results, but only with being true to God, and for…
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Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
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The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven.
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We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness.
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There is a past which is gone forever, but there is a future which is still our own.
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Never does a man know the force that is in him till some mighty affliction or grief has humanized the…
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So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their…
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It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
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That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my…
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Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then…
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There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous,…
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Lord of the springtime, Father of flower, field and fruit, smile on us in these earnest days when the work…
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If you want to sin, sin wholeheartedly and openly. Sins too have their lessons to teach the earnest sinner, as…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found…
— John Lancaster Spalding
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Methinks every true Christian should be exceedingly earnest in prayer concerning the souls of the ungodly; and when they are…
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