Quotes by Theodore Parker

Theodore Parker

American minister

Lived from: 1810 - 1860

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 24 august 1810 Died: 10 may 1860

  • Wealth and want equally harden the human heart, like frost and fire both are alien to human flesh.
  • It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business.

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  • As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
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  • It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business.
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  • Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.
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  • Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.
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  • Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.
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  • Politics is the science of urgencies.
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  • Remorse is the pain of sin.
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  • Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock.
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  • The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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  • We are a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before we were born; our creeds were infidelity to the mother church; our constitution treason to our fatherland.
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  • Wealth and want equally harden the human heart, like frost and fire both are alien to human flesh.
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What are the most famous quotes from Theodore Parker?

The two most famous quotes from Theodore Parker are:

  • "As society advances the standard of poverty rises."
  • "It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business."

When did Theodore Parker live?

Theodore Parker was born in 1810 and died in the year 1860.