Quotes by Phillips Brooks

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

Life comes before literature, as the material always comes before the work. The hills are full of marble before the world blooms with statues.

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.