"The simple heart that freely asks in love,…" — John Greenleaf Whittier

"The simple heart that freely asks in love, obtains."

— John Greenleaf Whittier

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139 Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier has 139 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Through the open door A drowsy smell of flowers -grey heliotrope And white sweet clover, and shy mignonette Comes fairly…
The laws of changeless justice bind oppressor and oppressed; and, close as sin and suffering joined we march to fate…
He is wisest, who only gives, True to himself, the best he can: Who drifting on the winds of praise,…
We live by faith; but Faith is not the slave Of text and legend. Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and…
Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And…
God's ways seem dark, but, soon or late, They touch the shining hills of day; The evil cannot brook delay,…
I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His…
God is good and God is light In this faith I rest secure, Evil can but serve the right, Over…
And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.
Give lettered pomp to teeth of Time, So "Bonnie Doon" but tarry; Blot out the epic's stately rhyme, But spare…
The age is dull and mean. Men creep, Not walk; with blood too pale and tame To pay the debt…
So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawn Which once he wore; The glory from his gray hairs gone For evermore!

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What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it… — Saint Augustine
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of… — Marcus Aurelius
The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience… — James A. Baldwin
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't a man of action. Action… — James A. Baldwin
A psychiatrist asks a lot of expensive questions your wife asks for nothing. — Joey Adams
Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which, because of its very catholicity,… — Charles Baudelaire
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. — Joseph Addison
God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only… — Henry Ward Beecher
When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if… — Erma Bombeck
When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he… — Samuel Butler
Nobody ever asks who was the seventh person on the Moon. The only thing they know is who's number one… — Buzz Aldrin
Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some… — Nicolas Cage

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