Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise.
Phillips Brooks

Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.
Phillips Brooks

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

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.
Phillips Brooks

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.
Phillips Brooks - "Going up to Jerusalem", Sermons (1886)