James Martineau: Quotes about heart

James Martineau was English religious philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on heart.
James Martineau: 26 quotes1 like

“All spiritual strength for ourselves, all noble ties to one another, have their real source in that inner sanctuary where God denies His lonely audience to none. Its secrets are holy; its asylum, inviolate; its consolations, sure; and all are open to the simple heart-word, "Thou art my hiding-place."”

James Martineau

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 281.

“There is no room in the universe for the least contempt or pride; but only for a gentle and a reverent heart.”

James Martineau

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 160.

“One thing alone my heart requires, — one gleam of living light amid the ashes and the gloom; that into my cell of humiliation the flood of Divine pity should break, and keep aglow the openings of eternal hope, and sustain the hidden strength of an everlasting love.”

James Martineau

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 97.

“This it is that gives a majesty so pure and touching to the historic figure of Christ; self-abandonment to God, uttermost surrender, without reserve or stipulation, to the guidance of the Holy Spirit from the Soul of souls; pause in no darkness, hesitation in no perplexity, recoil in no extremity of anguish; but a gentle unfaltering hold of the invisible Hand, of the Only Holy and All Good; — these are the features that have made Jesus of Nazareth the dearest and most sacred image to the heart of so many ages.”

James Martineau

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 61.