“The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly.”
— Frederick William Robertson
Author: Frederick William Robertson
Category: poetry
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We win by tenderness. We conquer by
“We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness.”
— Frederick William Robertson
Author: Frederick William Robertson
Category: forgiveness
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A silent man is easily reputed wise.
“A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.”
— Frederick William Robertson
Author: Frederick William Robertson
Category: men
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The Divine wisdom has given us prayer,
“The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.”
— Frederick William Robertson
Author: Frederick William Robertson
Category: wisdom
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The True aim of everyone who aspires
“The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds.”
— Frederick William Robertson
Author: Frederick William Robertson
Category: teacher
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Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education
“Instruction ends in the schoolroom, but education ends only with life. A child is given to the universe to be educated.”
— Frederick William Robertson
Author: Frederick William Robertson
Category: education
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