Quotes by South, Bishop Robert

"Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus."

South, Bishop Robert on failure
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"Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal."

South, Bishop Robert on guilt   

"Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends."

South, Bishop Robert on innocence   

"Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise."

South, Bishop Robert on laughter   

"Truth will lose its credit, if delivered by a person that has none."

South, Bishop Robert on lies and lying   

"Passion is the drunkenness of the mind."

South, Bishop Robert on passion
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"It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done."

South, Bishop Robert on possibilities   

"Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience."

South, Bishop Robert on wonder   

"Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature."

South, Bishop Robert on action   

"If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives."

South, Bishop Robert on action