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From Psalm 119:105: “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
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Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day.
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was an American pastor and abolitionist.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
I never blame failure–there are too many complicated situations in life–but I am absolutely merciless toward lack of effort.
Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist and short story writer. Much of his best writing occurred during the Jazz Age, with THE GREAT GATSBY being recognized as his best work.
Charles Stanley Quote
When you pray in Jesus’ name, God will transform your prayer life by turning uncertainty into confidence and confusion into the wisdom to know His will.
From Romans 8:26-27: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words. And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
Charles Stanley (1932-2023) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was dedicated to leading a teaching ministry.
Delaware Quotes
Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893) journalist, teacher (born in Wilmington)
Self-reliance is the Fine Road to Independence.
Howard Pyle (1853-1911) illustrator, author (born in Wilmington)
Throw your heart into the picture and then jump in after it.
Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941) astronomer (born in Dover)
Curiosity is the compass that guides us to new discoveries.
Left to right: Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Howard Pyle, Annie Jump Cannon. (All images courtesy of Pinterest)
William Wilberforce Quote
True Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude.
Colossians 2:13-14: “And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him, when He forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.”
William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a member of the British Parliament. He became a major figure in the movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery itself in the British Empire.
Jonas Salk Quotes
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.
I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.
Jonas Salk (1914-1995) was an American medical researcher. He developed one of the first successful vaccinations for polio.
Robert Millen Horn Quote
When we lack the peace of God, we should turn to our peace with God.
From Romans 5:1-2: “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.”
Robert Millen Horn (1933-2005) was a British pastor and Christian writer. He was born to parents who served as missionaries in Ethiopia until 1936 when they fled the country following the Italian invasion.
Malcolm Cowley Quotes
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
Age is not different from earlier life as long as you’re sitting down.
Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an American writer, editor, historian, and literary critic.
Eugene Peterson Quote
We cannot afford to be naive about evil–it must be faced. But we cannot be intimidated by it either. It will be used by God to bring good.
From Romans 8:31: “What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?”
Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian author.
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