1814-1880, American Author, Clergyman
An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Age and Aging]
At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Courage]
Bigotry dwarfs the soul by shutting out the truth.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Bigotry]
Do not judge from mere appearances; for the lift laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Appearance]
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Action]
Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Forgiveness]
No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Self-respect]
Not in achievement, but in endurance, of the human soul, does it show its divine grandeur and its alliance with the infinite.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Endurance]
Objects close to the eye shut out much larger objects on the horizon; and splendors born only of the earth eclipse the stars. So it is with people who sometimes cover up the entire disc of eternity with a dollar, and so quench transcendent glories with a little shining dust.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Vision]
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Ostentation]
Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth — the true poet is very near the oracle.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Poetry and Poets]
Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Ostentation]
Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Profanity]
Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world's heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Skepticism]
The best men are not those who have waited for chances but who have taken them; besieged the chance; conquered the chance; and made chance the servitor.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Opportunity]
The creed of a true saint is to make the best of life, and to make the most of it.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Happiness]
The essence of justice is mercy.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Justice]
Tribulation will not hurt you, unless as it too often does; it hardens you and makes you sour, narrow and skeptical.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Adversity]
Whatever touches the nerves of motive, whatever shifts man's moral position, is mightier than steam, or calorie, or lightening.
Edwin Hubbel Chapin – [Motivation]