Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Sentence Sermons — The Crown of Life

1911

SENTENCE SERMONS

A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others. — Marcus Aurelius

If God writes "opportunity" on one side of the open doors he writes "responsibility" on the other side — Dr. Gracey

And he who waits to have his task marked out
Shall die and leave his errand unfulfilled. — Lowell

Perfection of character can be achieved only through struggle, through discipline. It is for him that overcometh that the crown of life is reserved. — John Fiske

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or find it not. — Emerson

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