Tag Archives: Quaker

First Principles: May Our List of Virtues Include Curing Ourselves of Pride and Becoming More Humble

Posted on December 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“My List of Virtues contain’d at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform’d me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show’d itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Journal of John Woolman

Posted on October 7, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Born August 19, 1720 and passing into the afterlife on October 7, 1772, John Woolman lived much of his life based in Mount Holly, New Jersey, as a merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preach and early abolitionist.   He traveled throughout … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Selected Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier

Posted on September 17, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

John Greenleaf Whittier passed away on September 17, 1892.   But before he did he left quite a legacy behind for future generations to learn from and treasure. “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Fruits of Solitude – William Penn

Posted on September 1, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it.  Death cannot kill what never dies.  Nor can spirits ever be divided, that love and live in the same divine principle, the root and record of their friendship.  If … Continue reading →

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