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Quotes by Phillips Brooks

Phillips Brooks

Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.

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.

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.

It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn on you.

It does not take great men to do great things it only takes consecrated men.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.