Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Phillips Brooks Quotes: We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility of it.
         

We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility of it.


Phillips Brooks
Check all other quotes by Phillips Brooks

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Phillips Brooks Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/We-are-haunted-by-an-ideal-life-957924>.





Check out


Other quotes of Phillips Brooks


Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.



Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.



Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.



O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.



I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.



Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.



Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.



Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.



The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.






Other quotes you may like



When I meet a person that tells me they stopped hooping for no reason, I thank them for opening my door and making it easier.

When I meet a person that tells me they stopped hooping for no reason, I thank them for opening my door and making it easier.



Never eat Chinese food in Oklahoma.

Never eat Chinese food in Oklahoma.



John Major. He dresses so well. And so quickly.

John Major. He dresses so well. And so quickly.



Indeed, the life of cattle, like that of many men, is but a sort of locomotiveness; they move a side at a time, and man, by his machinery, is meeting the horse and the ox half-way.

Indeed, the life of cattle, like that of many men, is but a sort of locomotiveness; they move a side at a time, and man, by his machinery, is meeting the horse and the ox half-way.



I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker. I considered it a piece of pop art.

I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker. I considered it a piece of pop art.



At least us old men remember what a real bear market is like, and the young men haven't got a clue.

At least us old men remember what a real bear market is like, and the young men haven't got a clue.



I'd rather see the world from a different angle.

I'd rather see the world from a different angle.



I just grate on my own nerves. I don't like to watch me.

I just grate on my own nerves. I don't like to watch me.



Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.

Love is the occupation of the idle man, the amusement of a busy one, and the shipwreck of a sovereign.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility of it.". Author of this quote is Phillips Brooks. This quote is about hope, ideal life, possibility, life,.