John Brown Quotes - Page 2

• So far as I ever observed God's dealings with my soul, the flights of preachers sometimes entertained me, but it was Scripture expressions which did penetrate my heart, and in a way peculiar to themselves.

  John Brown

  Bible, Heart, Expression

  John Brown (1797). “The posthumous works of the late Rev. Mr. John Brown, minister of the Gospel at Haddington: with short memoirs, and a summary of what he uttered in his last illness”, p.20

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• Now let us thank th' eternal power, convinced That Heaven but tries our virtue by affliction: That oft the cloud that wraps the present hour Serves but to brighten all our future days.

  John Brown

  Clouds, Heaven, Trying

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• There is a shrine in the temple of age, where lie forever embalmed the memories of such as have deserved well of their country and their race.

  John Brown

  Country, Memories, Lying

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• Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write,
  As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.

  John Brown

  Writing, Mean, White

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• I am gaining in health slowly, and am quite cheerful in view of my approaching end, - being fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.

  John Brown

  Views, Cheerful, Purpose

  James Redpath, John Brown (1860). “The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Auto-biography of His Childhood and Youth”, p.351

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• I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.

  John Brown

  Balls, Faces, Shots

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