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Theodore Parker Quotes about Character

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Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than

Every man has at times in his mind the Ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men, that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character... Man never falls so low, that he can see nothing higher than himself.

Theodore Parker
Fall, Character, Men
"A Lesson for the Day; or The Christianity of Christ, of the Church, and of Society". "The Dial" Magazine, (p. 196), October 1940.

The joy of heaven will begin as soon as we attain the character of heaven, and do its duties.

Theodore Parker
Character, Joy, Heaven
Theodore Parker (1866). “The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Discourses of theology”, p.35

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