Phillips Brooks Quotes

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

You can change my mind, but you gotta work harder at it.

The facts are on our side.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something.

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.

Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated.

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.

Let one persuade many, and he becomes confirmed and convinced, and cares for no better evidence.

He was amenable to argument, but it took a hell of a lot of argument

Argument is conclusive … but … it does not remove doubt.

Our job is to convince guys that our way is the best way to cross the road. The tactics and training and facilities are important, but I still have to convince you.

Some people you struggle to argue with - they've got a lot of strong backing to what they say and what they do.

If you believe in something, be willing to explain it.

We are pleased with one who instantly assents to our opinions, but we love a proselyte.

A good symbol is the best argument, and is a missionary to persuade thousands.

It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man.

An argument may remove doubt, but only the Holy Spirit can convict of truth.

To lay down one's life for the truth.

The temptation is for us to share our own opinions, our own thoughts and to speak from the whole realm of possibility. We can't do that as pastors. We need to have a strong voice of conviction, and the way we can do that is through Scripture.

Oratory is the power of beating down your adversary's arguments and putting better in their place.

The kind of sermon which is likely to break the hearer's heart is that which first has broken the preacher's heart, and the sermon which is likely to reach the heart of the hearer is the one which has come straight from the heart of the preacher.

The notion that as a man grows older his illusions leave him is not quite true. What is true is that his early illusions are supplanted by new, and to him, equally convincing illusions.

Nothing convinces persons of a weak understanding so effectually, as what they do not comprehend.