"The tortures of present death disturb him not,……" — John Strachan
"The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow."
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John Strachan
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24 Quotes by John Strachan
John Strachan has 24 quotes on this site.
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To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher.
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The name of Jesus, like a secret charm, awakened similar emotions in the hearts of all the converts, and called…
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In this Epistle, the Apostle seeks, with great earnestness, to confirm the Christian converts in the belief of that Gospel,…
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This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages.
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The Saviour reigned in all their hearts, and they successfully copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness, which he had…
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Rather than allow themselves to be separated from the love of Christ, they submitted cheerfully to every privation, to contumely…
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St. Peter announced the glad tidings of the Gospel to the people on the day of Pentecost, and converted, by…
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When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we…
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Trusting in Christ, we may boldly join in the combat, and enlist ourselves among that disinterested band, who fight not…
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In applying this subject to the melancholy event, which has deprived this Diocese of its venerable Bishop, we presume not…
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In the scattered settlements of this Diocese, schools and Churches are of necessity for many years few in number, and…
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In regard to education, something has been done by the Provincial Legislature; but to build churches, and to place clergymen…
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More Death Quotes
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In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.
— Hannah Arendt
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As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we…
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.
— Aristotle
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To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death,…
— Aristotle
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I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating…
— Giorgio Armani
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I think when you're 10 years old, it's too much to see something with the threat of death in every…
— J. J. Abrams
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Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a…
— Karen Armstrong
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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom -…
— Matthew Arnold
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Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.
— Matthew Arnold
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
— Isaac Asimov
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Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why?
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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