Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so. Theodore Parker More Quotes by Theodore Parker More Quotes From Theodore Parker The great basis of the Christian faith is compassion; do not dismiss that from your hearts, neither will your Maker. Theodore Parker compassion christian heart I ask no risen dust to teach me immortality; I am conscious of eternal life. Theodore Parker dust eternity life There never was a great truth but it was reverenced; never a great institution, nor a great man, that did not, sooner or later, receive the reverence of mankind. Theodore Parker institutions greatness men Wealth and want equally harden the human heart, like frost and fire both are alien to human flesh. Theodore Parker Let us do our duty, in our shop in our kitchen, in the market, the street, the office, the school, the home, just as faithfully as if we stood in the front rank of some great battle, and knew that victory for mankind depends on our bravery, strength, and skill. When we do that, the humblest of us will be serving in that great army which achieves the welfare of the world. Theodore Parker The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty. Theodore Parker Who escapes duty, avoids a gain. Theodore Parker