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Lloyd C. Douglas Quotes:

Lloyd C. Douglas quotes

Ocupation: Author

Life: August 27, 1877 - February 13, 1951

Birthday: August 27

Death: February 13

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If a man harbors any sort of fear, it makes him landlord to a ghost.

Topics: Halloween, Men, Ghost

quote it was probably a mistake to pursue happiness much better to create happiness still lloyd c douglas Quotes

This faith, is not like a deed to a house in which one may live with full rights of possession. It is more like a kit of tools with which a man may build himself a house. The tools will be worth just what he does with them. When he lays them down, they will have no value until he takes them up again.

Topics: Faith, Men, Rights

An understanding of Jesus is not a mere matter of intelligence. He has to be accepted by faith.

Topics: Jesus, Understanding, Matter

I never thought much about flowers until I made the close acquaintance of a man who knew all about them. You would have thought that the butterflies and flowers were friends of his. See how richly they are clad, he said. Even King Solomon did not have such raiment.

Topics: Jesus, Kings, Flower

It was probably a mistake to pursue happiness; much better to create happiness; still better to create happiness for others. The more happiness you created for others the more would be yours-a solid satisfaction that no one could ever take away from you.

Topics: Happiness, Mistake, Would Be

Our life is like a land journey, too even and easy and dull over long distances across the plains, too hard and painful up the steep grades; but, on the summits of the mountain, you have a magnificent view—and your eyes are full of happy tears—and you want to sing—and wish you had wings! And then—you can’t stay there, but must continue your journey—you begin climbing down the other side, so busy with your footholds that your summit experience is forgotten

source: - Lloyd C. Douglas (2012). “The Robe”, p.179, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Topics: Distance, Eye, Journey, Happy Tears

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