Stick to the old truths and the old paths, and learn their di- vineness by sick-beds and in every-day work, and do not darken your mind with intellectual puzzles, which may breed disbelief, but can never breed vital religion or practical usefulness. Charles Kingsley More Quotes by Charles Kingsley More Quotes From Charles Kingsley Let us ask ourselves seriously and honestly, 'What do I believe after all? What manner of man am I after all? What sort of show would I make after all, if the people around me knew my heart and all my secret thoughts?" What sort of show then do I already make in the sight of Almighty God, who sees every man exactly as he is?' Charles Kingsley heart men believe The righteousness which is by faith in Christ is a loving heart and a loving life, which every man will long to lead who believes really in Jesus Christ. Charles Kingsley heart believe jesus Madame Nature allows no dangerous classes, in the modern sense. She has, doubtless for some wise reason, no mercy for the weak. She rewards each organism according to its works; and if anything grows too weak or stupid to take care of itself, she gives it its due deserts by letting it die and disappear. Charles Kingsley nature stupid wise I have fought my fight, I have lived my life, Charles Kingsley fighting wine life Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work. Charles Kingsley christian-inspirational tools work We shall be made truly wise if we be made content; content, too, not only with what we can understand, but content with what we do not understand-the habit of mind which theologians call, and rightly, faith in God. Charles Kingsley faith wise mind Because I believe in a God of absolute and unbounded love, therefore I believe in a loving anger of His which will and must devour and destroy all which is decayed, monstrous, abortive in His universe till all enemies shall be put under His feet, and God shall be all in all. Charles Kingsley god feet believe Grandeur . . . consists in form, and not in size: and to the eye of the philosopher, the curve drawn on a paper two inches long, is just as magnificent, just as symbolic of divine mysteries and melodies, as when embodied in the span of some cathedral roof. Charles Kingsley curves eye two We have used the Bible as if it was a mere special constable's handbook — an opium-dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they were being overloaded — a mere book to keep the poor in order. Charles Kingsley biblical special bible Better is old wine than new, and old friends like-wise. Charles Kingsley old-friends wine wise These glorious things-words-are man's right alone...Without words we should know no more of each other's hearts and thoughts than the dog knows of his fellow dog....for, if you will consider, you always think to yourself in words, though you do not speak them aloud; and without them all our thoughts would be mere blind longings, feelings which we could not understand ourselves. Charles Kingsley dog heart men Music is a sacred, a divine, a God-like thing, and was given to man by Christ to lift our hearts up to God, and make us feel something of the glory and beauty of God, and of all which God has made. Charles Kingsley music heart men It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means. Charles Kingsley true-friend friendship mean The most wonderful and the strongest things in the world, you know, are just the things which no one can see. Charles Kingsley wonderful life world Do not fancy, as too many do, that thou canst praise God by singing hymns to Him in church once a week, and disobeying Him all the week long. He asks of thee works as well as words; and more, he asks of thee works first and words after. Charles Kingsley hymns singing long Friendship is like a glass ornament, once it is broken it can rarely be put back together exactly the same way. Charles Kingsley glasses best-friend friendship Do today's duty, fight to-day's temptation; and do not weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things which you cannot see, and could not understand if you saw them. Charles Kingsley fighting understanding temptation Do noble things, not dream them all day long. Charles Kingsley noble dream long Life is too short for mean anxieties. Charles Kingsley life-is-too-short worry mean If I am ever obscure in my expressions, do not fancy that therefore I am deep. If I were really deep, all the world would understand, though they might not appreciate. The perfectly popular style is the perfectly scientific one. To me an obscurity is a reason for suspecting a fallacy. Charles Kingsley style appreciate expression
