Phillips Brooks – Purpee Quotes

Be patient and understanding. Life is too

Posted on April 21, 2018April 21, 2005 by admin

“Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.”

— Phillips Brooks

Author: Phillips Brooks
Category: life
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Sad will be the day for any

Posted on April 1, 2016April 1, 2011 by admin

“Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing – where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do.”

— Phillips Brooks

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Category: sad
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The True way to be humble is

Posted on July 22, 2015July 22, 2010 by admin

“The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.”

— Phillips Brooks

Author: Phillips Brooks
Category: nature
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A man who lives right, and is

Posted on February 8, 2014February 8, 2009 by admin

“A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.”

— Phillips Brooks

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Category: power
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Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

Posted on January 16, 2014January 16, 2009 by admin

“Happiness is the natural flower of duty.”

— Phillips Brooks

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Category: inspirational
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The earth has grown old with its

Posted on October 11, 2013October 11, 2008 by admin

“The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung.”

— Phillips Brooks

Author: Phillips Brooks
Category: music
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