My Year in J. R. Miller Quotes: October Edition

From “Secrets of Happy Home Life”:
 • “[Home] is a resting-place whither at close of day the weary retire to gather new strength for the battle and toils of tomorrow.”
 • “One instrument out of tune in an orchestra mars the music which breaks upon the ears of the listeners. One discordant life in a household mars the perfectness of the music of love in the family. We should make sure that our life is not the one that is out of tune.”
 • “Christ’s peace is a blessing which comes out of struggle and discipline.”
 • “A happy home does not come as a matter of course because there has been a marriage ceremony, with plighted vows and a ring, and the minister’s ‘Whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder,’ and a benediction.”
 • “Happiness does not come through any mere forms or ceremonies; it has to be planned for, lived for, sacrificed for, prayed for, ofttimes suffered for.”
 • “At few points in life is divine guidance more sorely needed than when the question of marriage is decided.”
 • “Wedded happiness depends greatly on reverent, prayerful, deliberate, wise choosing before marriage.”
 • “A true woman’s heart craves gentleness.”
 • “Love craves its daily bread of tenderness.”
 • “Love always serves, or it is no love at all.”
 • “We say we train our children; but they train us, too, if we think of them as we should – as immortal beings come from God to be prepared by us for their mission.”
 • “The modern tendency to put upon the wife and mother all the responsibility for the making of the home and its happiness is not sanctioned by Christian teachings.”
 • “The divine commands for the building of the home and the training of the children are given primarily to the man, although meant for both husband and wife.”
 • “Love’s first lesson is that of giving up one’s own way, denying one’s self, suffering in silence.”
 • “Another suggestion is, that we should not grow discouraged, even if our homes are not yet what we crave. There are some who feel that the battle is hopeless; that they can never grow into beautiful life and character in their present circumstances. That is a mistake. It is possible to grow into all the beauty of peace wherever we may be placed. A lily finds its home in a black bog, but blooms into perfect loveliness.”
 • “Criticism never fosters affection; you never loved any one better for criticizing you. Usually the best service we can do to a brother or sister is to live a sweet, patient, beautiful, Christly life ourselves, leaving to God the fashioning of their lives. If they are true Christians, He is teaching them and putting His own image on their souls. We might mar this divine work by our criticism.”
 • “The comforts of Christian faith do not reveal themselves to us in their richest light and peace till the darkness of sorrow rests upon our home.”