A Dictionary of Burning Words

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Quotes by James A. Garfield

4 quotations from Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), with the subject each one is filed under.

There are times in the history of men and nations, when they stand so near the vail that separates mortals from the immortals, time from eternity, and men from their God, that they can almost hear the beatings, and feel the pulsations, of the heart of the Infinite. -— filed under Heavenly Influences
The worst days of darkness through which I have ever passed have been greatly alleviated by throwing myself with all my energy into some work relating to others.— filed under Christian Service
I believe in God, and I trust myself in His hands.— filed under Trust In God
The world's history is a Divine poem, of which the history of every nation is a canto, and every man a word. Its strains have been pealing along down the centuries, and though there have been mingled the discords of warring cannon and dying men, yet to the Christian philosopher and historian - the humble listener - there has been a Divine melody running through the song which speaks of hope and halcyon days to come. .— filed under World
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