It is not from the tall crowded workhouse of prosperity that men first or clearest see the eternal stars of heaven.
Theodore ParkerSelf-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.
Theodore ParkerThe Bible goes equally to the cottage of the peasant, and the palace of the king. - It is woven into literature, and colors the talk of the street. The bark of the merchant cannot sail without it; and no ship of war goes to the conflict but it is there. It enters men's closets; directs their conduct, and mingles in all the grief and cheerfulness of life.
Theodore Parker