Phillips Brooks quotes
Phillips Brooks was an American Episcopal clergyman and author, known for his eloquent sermons and writings. Most famous for penning the lyrics to the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem," he was a prominent religious figure in the 19th century. He inspired generations with his leadership, compassion, and commitment to faith. Here are 67 of his quotes:
When a man comes not merely to tolerate, but to boast of the stains that the world has flung upon him; when he wears his spots as if they were jewels; when he flaunts his unscrupulousness, and his cynicism and his disbelief and his hard-heartedness in your face as the signs and badges of his superiority; when to be innocent and unsuspicious and sensitive seems to be ridiculous and weak; when it is reputable to show that we are men of the world by exhibiting the stains that the world has left upon our reputation, our conduct, and our heart, then we understand how flagrant is the danger; then we see how hard it must be to keep ourselves unspotted from the world.
Phillips Brooks
Men and women grow older in this world of ours, and as the years advance they change. Of all the changes that they undergo those of their moral natures are the most painful to watch. The boy changes into the man, and there is something lost which never seems to come back again. It is like the first glow of the morning that passes away - like the bloom on the blossom that never is restored. Your grown-up boy is wise in bad things which he used to know nothing about. His life no longer sounds with a perfectly clear ring, or shines with a perfectly white lustre. He is no longer unspotted.
Phillips Brooks
Phillips Brooks
Occupation: American Clergyman
Born: December 13, 1835
Died: January 23, 1893
Quotes count: 67
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