Consolations Quotes

The joy resulting from the diffusion of blessings to all around us is the purest and sublimest that can ever enter the human mind, and can be conceived only by those who have experienced it. Next to the consolations of divine grace, it is the most sovereign balm to the miseries of life, both in him who is the object of it, and in him who exercises it.

O posterity, sweet and tender hope of humanity, thou art not a stranger to us; it is for thee that we brace all the blows of tyranny, it is thy happiness which is the price of our painful struggles: often discouraged by the obstacles that surround us, we fell the need of they consolations; it is to thee that we confide the task of completing our labors, and the destiny of all the unborn generations of men… Make haste, O posterity, to bring to pass the hour of equality, of justice, of happiness!

Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.

Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand.

It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity.

The effect of the consolations of religion may be compared to that of a narcotic.

It is one of the consolations of middle aged reformers that the good that they inculcate must live after them if it is to live at all.

The story is a testament to the consolations that get me through and give meaning to every area of my life.

My heart sings of your longing for me, and my thoughts climb down to marvel at your mercy. I do not fear as you gather up my days. Your name is the sweetness of time, and you carry me close into the night, speaking consolations, drawing down lights from the sky, saying, See how the night has no terrors for one who remembers the name.

I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself.

When bad things happen he’s the consoler in chief. When good things happen, he’s the celebrator in chief.

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