Quote by Phillips Brooks
A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godwar

A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward. – Phillips Brooks

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No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives to him, He gives him for mankind. – Phillips Brooks

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Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in. – Phillips Brooks

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To say, well done to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge. – Phillips Brooks

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We must not wish anything other than what happens from moment to moment, all the while, however, exercising ourselves in goodness. – St. Catherine of Genoa

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. – Benjamin Franklin

Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. – Jean Toomer

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