"I dimly guess, from blessings known, of greater……" — John Greenleaf Whittier
"I dimly guess, from blessings known, of greater out of sight."
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139 Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier has 139 quotes on this site.
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Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette Comes fairly…
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The laws of changeless justice bind oppressor and oppressed; and, close as sin and suffering joined we march to fate…
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He is wisest, who only gives, True to himself, the best he can: Who drifting on the winds of praise,…
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We live by faith; but Faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and…
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Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And…
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God's ways seem dark, but, soon or late, They touch the shining hills of day; The evil cannot brook delay,…
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I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His…
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God is good and God is light In this faith I rest secure, Evil can but serve the right, Over…
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And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.
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Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare…
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The age is dull and mean. Men creep, Not walk; with blood too pale and tame To pay the debt…
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So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawn Which once he wore; The glory from his gray hairs gone For evermore!
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that…
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
— Francis Bacon
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
— Pearl Bailey
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
— Abu Bakr
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There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the…
— James A. Baldwin
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I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of…
— Stephen Baldwin
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
— Bernard Baruch
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
— Joseph Addison
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
— Joseph Addison
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It's a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived - Fox is here!
— Glenn Beck
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A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings…
— Joseph Addison
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