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James Russell Miller (20 March 1840–2 July 1912) was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois.

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Disagree with someone on the right and he is likely to think you obtuse, wrong, foolish, a dope. Disagree with someone on the left, and he is more likely to think you selfish, a sell-out, insensitive, possibly evil.

Dope, Likely, Right, Selfish, Thinking

Mothers of young children, your work is most holy. You are fashioning the destinies of immortal souls. The powers folded up in the little ones that you hushed to sleep in your bosoms last night, are powers that shall exist forever. You are preparing them for their immortal destiny and influence. Be faithful. Take up your sacred burden reverently. Be sure that your heart is pure and that your life is sweet and clean.

Children, Destinies, Destiny, Mother, Sleep, Sweet

We ought not to have to wait for sorrow before we can appreciate the sweetness of joy.

Appreciate, Appreciation, Joy, Sorrow, Wait

Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance.

Failure, Perseverance, Persevere, Reason

As he loves us, he would have us love others. We say men are not worthy of such friendships. True, they are not. Neither are we worthy of Christ's wondrous love for us. But Christ loves us-not according to our worthiness-but according to the riches of his own loving heart! So should it be with our giving of friendship-not as the person deserves-but after the measure of our own character.

Character, Heart, Men, Riches, Say, Worthy

It is supposed by some that religion makes people solemn, takes the sunshine out of their life, the joy out of their heart, the song out of their mouth. But the reverse of this is the truth. No other one in the world has such secrets of joy as has the Christian. Christ teaches his followers to rejoice. He bids them rejoice even in sorrow and trial.

Christian, Heart, Mouth, Religion, Song, World

We have a mission to others--to add to their cheer. This we cannot do unless we have first learned the lesson of cheerfulness ourselves.

Add, Cheer, Cheerfulness, Lessons

The new year on which we are about to enter is unopened, and we know not what shall befall us; but if we follow Christ we need have no fear. So let us leave the old year with gratitude to God for its mercies, and with penitence for its failures and sins; and let us enter the new year with earnest resolve in Christ's name to make it the holiest and most beautiful year we have ever lived.

Beautiful, Enter, Failures, Gratitude, New Year

Every moment brings us some benediction. Even the rough hand of trial holds in its clasp for us some treasure of love.

Brings, Hand, Hands, Positive, Treasure, Trials

Too many of us never understand what we owe to our dear ones until there remains no further opportunity of paying love's debt.

Appreciation, Dear Ones, Debt, Further, Opportunity, Remains

The all-victorious Christ is like a great rock in a weary land, to whose shelter we may flee in every time of sorrow or trial, finding quiet refuge and peace in him.

Finding, Land, Rocks, Sorrow, Time, Weary

Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness.

Glad, God, Gratitude, Heart, Lifting, Thanksgiving

Nothing else in all life is such a maker of joy and cheer as the privilege of doing good.

Cheer, Good, Joy, Life, Privilege

The woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies.

Beautiful, Home, Inspirational, Love, Purity, Sweet

A woman whose heart is not touched by the sickness of sorrow and whose hands do not go out in relief where it is in her power to help, lacks one of the elements which make the glory of womanhood.

Hands, Heart, Lacks, Relief, Sickness, Sorrow

An immortal soul, from its very nature, cannot find what it needs anywhere except in God Himself. True religion begins in the heart. It is not a mere set of rules to be obeyed-an example to be copied. It is Christ coming into the heart and dwelling there.

Dwelling, Heart, Immortal, Nature, Religion, Soul

This world is not a place merely to live in, nor a place in which to do certain kinds of business; it is a great workshop in which to make godly men.

Godly, Kinds, Men, World

A devotional book, which takes a Scripture text, and so opens it for us in the morning - that all day long it helps us to live, becoming a true lamp to our feet, and a staff to lean upon when the way is rough - is the very best devotional help we can possibly have. What we need in a devotional book which will bless our lives - is the application of the great teachings of Scripture - to common, daily, practical life.

Book, Morning, Teaching, Way

With all the infinite possibilities of spiritual life before you, do not settle down on a little patch of dusty ground at the mountain's foot in restful content. Be not content until you reach the mountain's summit.

Content, Determination, Feet, Patch, Restful, Spiritual

Men with fine gifts think it worth while to live to paint a few great pictures which shall be looked at and admired for generations; or to write a few songs which shall sing themselves into the ears and hearts of men. But the woman who makes a sweet, beautiful home, filling it with love and prayer and purity, is doing something better than anything else her hands could find to do beneath the skies.

Beautiful, Hearts, Home, Prayer, Song, Sweet

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