Ralph Washington Sockman Quotes

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The field of knowledge which even the best of us can master is like an island surrounded by a limitless ocean of mystery. And the larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Ralph Washington Sockman
A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.

Ralph Washington Sockman
We cannot hoard life as we can money. When a person tries to be a miser of his health, he usually makes himself miserable. Mental talents, if buried and not used, tend to deteriorate. Whoever would save his memory by not using it will lose it.

Ralph Washington Sockman
Our love for God is tested by the question of whether we seek Him or His gifts.

Ralph Washington Sockman
In overcoming prejudice, working together is even more effective than talking together.

Ralph Washington Sockman
The roots of responsibility run out to the ends of the earth and we can no more isolate our consciences from world issues than we can fence off our oyster beds from the tides of the ocean.

Ralph Washington Sockman
There are parts of a ship which taken by themselves would sink. The engine would sink. The propeller would sink. But when the parts of a ship are built together, they float. So with the events of my life. Some have been tragic. Some have been happy. But when they are built together, they form a craft that floats and is going places. And I am comforted.

Ralph Washington Sockman