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The only revenge which is essentially Christian is that of retaliating by forgiveness.
Frederick William Robertson
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Frederick William Robertson
Age: 37 †
Born: 1816
Born: February 3
Died: 1853
Died: August 15
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London
England
F. W. Robertson
F. W. R.
Reverend Frederick William Robertson
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In the darkest hour through which a human soul can pass, whatever else is doubtful, this at least is certain. If there be no God and no future state, yet even then it is better to be generous than selfish, better to be chaste than licentious, better to be true than false, better to be brave than to be a coward.
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The man whom society will not forgive nor restore is driven into recklessness.
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This world is given as a prize for the men in earnest and that which is true of this world is truer still of the world to come.
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Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
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I will tell you what to hate. Hate hypocrisy, hate cant, hate indolence, oppression, injustice hate Pharisaism hate them as Christ hated them with a deep, living, godlike hatred.
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