 I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, — but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.  The Value of Cheerfulness - Page 139edited by - 1904 - 194 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Harry Persons Taber, Elbert Hubbard - 1907 - 424 pages
...Motto (Fra Elbertus) Postal Cards, no two alike, in two colors, ten cents. THE ROYCROFTERS, East Aurora FIND the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving — Oliver Wendell Holmes !n YourCountry Home Easily installed. Cost $60.00 up. Estimate and Booklet... | |
 | Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Medical School - 1907 - 472 pages
...speak his praises !" The Iron Gate. — Oliver Wendell Holmes. MEDICAL EDUCATION - GEORGE W. WEBSTER "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we srand as in what direction we are moving." The Autocrat at the Breakfast Table. — Oliver Wendell... | |
 | 1908 - 606 pages
...the water rough and sailing disagreeable? "To reach the port of heaven," says Oliver Wendell Holmes, "we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes...But we must sail, and not drift nor lie at anchor." Happily, there are also fair winds. 2 Pet. i. 21 contains a fair-wind image: " Holy men of God spake... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 772 pages
...word. — Ляп Robinson. All growth that is not toward God, is growing to decay. — (f. Afardonald. , as the Ch n0 — Oliver Wendiil Holmes. PROMISE.— He who promisee runs iu debt. — Talmud. It is easy to promise,... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 788 pages
...that is not toward God, is growing to decay.— ff. Maedonald. I find the great thing in this world ia slowly from the scene the stooping eun upgathera his spent sha — Oliver Wendell Holmes. PROMISEi — He who promises runs in debt. — Talmud. It is easy to promise,... | |
 | Emily Vanderbilt Sloane Hammond - 1909 - 398 pages
...and sacrifices. MARK 12: 32, 33 Every moment of worry weakens the soul for its daily combat. AB BROWN I find the great thing in this world is not so much...but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. From "THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST TABLE" By HOLMES JUNE 15 Matthew 12: 1-21 Out of the abundance... | |
 | 1909 - 136 pages
...courage And not with vain regret. POLITENESS is to do and say The kindest thing in the kindest way. I FIND the great thing in this world is not so much...but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. INSPIRATION IF I could climb to heavenly heights, And beg one gift from the... | |
 | Deidre Combs - 2011 - 287 pages
...hear bad, miserable, and embarrassing. Through my search, however, I also discovered what the Taoist / find the great thing in this world is not so much...but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr father in the story understood: that conflict is neither bane nor blessing.... | |
 | Elizabeth Haas Edersheim - 2004 - 328 pages
...leadership—he does that very much by example. 82 CHAPTER 4 Defining Moments of Leadership and Influence "Ifind the great thing in this world is not so much where...sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor." —Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1894 S, ince he... | |
 | Sandra Harris - 2004 - 110 pages
...Previous Experiences • Maintain a Sense of Humor Conclusion "It is not so much where we stand, as in the direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven,...but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor." (Author Unknown) 89 Recently, a friend invited me to a gathering at her house. When I arrived, I noticed... | |
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