John Heyl Vincent quotes

There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm. (John Heyl Vincent)
We are pilgrims, not settlers; this earth is our inn, not our home. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
He that would speak Divine things in a language which living men of to-day can comprehend, must keep up with the researches and discoveries of men who study nature, and put her words into the speech of the present. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
The teacher should use illustrations for the better teaching of the lesson, and never to fill up time, to amuse the class, or to display his own genius. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
At some time, here or hereafter, every account must be settled, and every debt paid in full. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
In the highest class of God's school of suffering we learn not resignation nor patience, but rejoicing in tribulation. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
He was Himself forsaken that none of His children might ever need to utter His cry of loneliness. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
To live a godly life is the best way to light up a lesson that the teacher can possibly employ. View quote
John Heyl Vincent
Oh, wonderful teacher! Oh, favored disciples! Oh, famous school - that built no marble halls, and collected no grand library, but turned all life into opportunity; made houses and streets and seaside and mountain-tops, places of discipline and recitation and delight! Oh, blest example - shining this day on the pages of history - our example, our dream, our desire! View quote
John Heyl Vincent