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Matthew Simpson quotes

American Clergyman June 21, 1811 – June 18, 1884

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Washington and the elder Napoleon. Both were brave men; both were true men; both loved their country and dared to expose their lives for their country's cause. Matthew Simpson
Mr. Lincoln's elevation shows that in America every station in life may be honorable; that there is no barrier against the humblest; but that merit, wherever it exists, has the opportunity to be known. Matthew Simpson
Passing into practical life, illustrations of this fact are found everywhere; the distant, or the unseen, steadies and strengthens us against the rapid whirl of things around us. Matthew Simpson
Matthew Simpson quote: "We shall see our friends again. We can lay them in the grave;..."
We shall see our friends again. We can lay them in the grave; we know they are safe with God. Matthew Simpson
Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state. Matthew Simpson
It is a principle of our nature that feelings once excited turn readily from the object by which they are excited to some other object which may for the time being take possession of the mind. Matthew Simpson
Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended. Matthew Simpson
The realm of immediate or personal knowledge is a narrow circle in which these bodies move; the realm of knowledge derived through faith is as wide as the universe, and old as eternity. Matthew Simpson
Matthew Simpson quote: "The temptations to wrong are many; they spring out of a..."
The temptations to wrong are many; they spring out of a corrupt nature. Matthew Simpson
If I know that I shall be as an angel, and more; if I shall behold all God has made; if he shall own me for his son and exalt me to honor in his presence, I shall not fear to die, nor shall I dread the grave where Christ once lay. Matthew Simpson
If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character. Matthew Simpson
Matthew Simpson quote: "If an honest man is the noblest work of God, then Mr...."
If an honest man is the noblest work of God, then Mr. Lincoln's title to high nobility is clear and unquestioned. Matthew Simpson
We ourselves can die with comfort and even with joy if we know that death is but a passport to blessedness, that this intellect, freed from all material chains, shall rise and shine. Matthew Simpson
Matthew Simpson quote: "Man wants to be reconciled to God; wants to know that the past..."
Man wants to be reconciled to God; wants to know that the past is forgiven. Matthew Simpson
Of history, how little do we know by personal contact; we have lived a few years, seen a few men, witnessed some important events; but what are these in the whole sum of the world's past. Matthew Simpson

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