John Hall (1829–1898) Presbyterian pastor from Northern Ireland in New York, died 1898
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 478.
The Personality of Jesus (1932)
Context: If men of our age will saturate themselves daily in the mind of Christ, will vividly recall the nobility of his manner of life, and will spend time in conscious communion with the God he so luminously reveals, life will take on richer meanings, and the task of building the new society will become more joyous and challenging.
John Hall (1829–1898) Presbyterian pastor from Northern Ireland in New York, died 1898
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 478.
“They that deny themselves for Christ shall enjoy themselves in Christ.”
John M. Mason (1770–1829) American Doctor of Divinity
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, P. 534.
Haile Selassie (1892–1975) Emperor of Ethiopia
Address to the World Evangelical Congress in Berlin (28 October 1966)
“Our soul needs to be fed on a daily basis too, as much as the body and the mind.”
Brunello Cucinelli (1953) Italian entrepreneur and philanthropist
Source: Samuel Hine, Brunello Cucinelli: the fashion designer who believes simple, communal meals feed the soul https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-find-your-best-diet/amp, GQ magazine, February 2020, p. 60
“If the life we live in this world is wholly for Christ, it is a life of daily surrender.”
Ellen G. White (1827–1915) American author and founder/leader of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Vol. 6, p. 116
Testimonies for the Church (1855 - 1868)
Joseph Alleine (1634–1668) Pastor, author
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 163.
Alexis De Tocqueville book Democracy in America
Book Three, Chapter I.
Democracy in America, Volume II (1840), Book Three
Context: In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969) American pastor
Statement co-authored with Joseph Fort Newton and Charles E. Jefferson, edited by Charles Steltzle, as quoted in The American Scrap Book (1928), p. 15; also in Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (1930), p. 85
“It is more profitable to be mindful of our own faults than of those of our age.”
John Lancaster Spalding (1840–1916) Catholic bishop
Aphorisms and Reflections (1901)
James Ah Koy (1936) Fijian politician
Maiden speech in the Senate http://www.parliament.gov.fj/hansard/viewhansard.aspx?hansardID=165&viewtype=full, 8 December 2003 (excerpts), Speech in the Senate http://www.parliament.gov.fj/hansard/viewhansard.aspx?hansardID=245&viewtype=full, 26 August 2004 (excerpts)