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Charles Edward Jefferson

Charles Edward Jefferson quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“There is something so pure and frank and noble about Him that to doubt His sincerity would be like doubting the brightness of the sun.”
-- Charles Edward Jefferson

Source : Charles Edward Jefferson (1908). “The Character of Jesus”

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“Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies. they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
-- Charles Edward Jefferson

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“The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.”
“We're not going to survive in this world, temporally or spiritually, without increased faith in the Lord-and I don't mean a positive mental attitude-I mean downright solid faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the one thing that gives vitality and power to otherwise rather weak individuals.”
“I had a nice read on the putt and I said to myself, 'This is for you, Jesus, ' and knocked it in.”
“If I'm not pointing people to Jesus then I'm wasting my life.”
“There is no doubt that the Americans losses are very heavy because they are deployed across a wide area and among the people and because it is easy to procure weapons. All of which makes them easy and mouth watering targets for the believers.”
“There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.”
“Pray and doubt; youâ€™ll do without. Pray and believe; you will receive.”
“There are things that happen and leave no discernible trace, are not spoken or written of, though it would be very wrong to say that subsequent events go on indifferently, all the same, as though such things had never been.”
“The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be "No."”

Source : What to Listen for in Music (1939) ch. 2
“To allow the construction of places of worship other than Islamic ones in Saudi Arabia, it would be like asking the Vatican to build a mosque inside of it.”

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