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“Remember that we have no more faith at any time than we have in the hour of trial. All that will not bear to be tested is mere carnal confidence. Fair-weather faith is no faith. C. H. SPURGEON”
― Streams in the Desert
― Streams in the Desert
“I cannot see the lovely things with my eyes, but my mind can see them all, and so I am joyful all the day long.”
― The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan
― The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan
“In every age, people are certain that only the things they have deemed valuable have true value.”
― Salt: A World History
― Salt: A World History
“J. R. Miller wrote, "The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be buried is the character of a man. What a man is survives him. It can never be buried.”
― Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You
― Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You
“That sorrow and privation, the yoke borne in the youth, the soul’s enforced restraint, are all conducive to an iron tenacity and strength of purpose, and endurance or fortitude, which are the indispensable foundation and framework of a noble character.”
― Streams in the Desert
― Streams in the Desert
Blake’s 2025 Year in Books
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