The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves. Ralph W. Sockman More Quotes by Ralph W. Sockman More Quotes From Ralph W. Sockman Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats. Ralph W. Sockman Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted. Ralph W. Sockman Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength. Ralph W. Sockman The test of courage comes when we are in the minority the test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. Ralph W. Sockman True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be. Ralph W. Sockman respect humility self thinking Love is the outreach of self toward completion. Ralph W. Sockman completion self love-is love Let us not bankrupt our todays by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and by borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow. Ralph W. Sockman regrets us tomorrow yesterday The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder. Ralph W. Sockman larger island wonder knowledge Whatever the right hand findeth to do, the left hand carries a watch on its wrist to show how long it takes to do it. Ralph W. Sockman right whatever how long A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves. Ralph W. Sockman lover true always debt A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis. Ralph W. Sockman more man time character When the dictators and the opportunists are gone, the cross will still stand before us and something in us will say, 'That is the real thing.' Ralph W. Sockman stand say will real A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men. Ralph W. Sockman realize service god men When the congregation becomes the norm by which sermons are measured, a minister has put a mortgage on his soul. Ralph W. Sockman which his mortgage soul Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion. Ralph W. Sockman christmas science art religion
