Theodore Parker Quotes on God
Theodore Parker was an American Unitarian minister, Transcendentalist, and abolitionist and one of the leading public intellectuals of antebellum New England. This page collects quotes attributed to Theodore Parker on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character. Perhaps no one is satisfied with himself, so that he never wishes to be wiser, better, and more holy. Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.”
A Lesson for the Day; or The Christianity of Christ, of the Church, and of Society" in The Dial (October 1940), p. 196. -
“Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; it has such affinity with the soul of man, the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hundredfold.”
A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion (1842). -
“A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion (1842).”
Truth never yet fell dead in the streets; it has such affinity with the soul of man, the seed however broadcast will catch somewhere and produce its hundredfold. -
“A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion (1842).”
Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so. -
“If you lend me your ears, I shall doubtless take your hearts too. That I may not lead you into any wrong, let me warn you of this. Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience , your heart and your soul . So only can you be true to God .”
Two Sermons (1853), Sermon II : Of the Position and Duty of a Minister.