Given out for gospel to the ignorant
An easy mark
The optimism of ignorance
The prey of profiteers
I am afraid he will be taught by many a sore and scalding lesson
The easy prey of——
He fell into the trap
He nibbled at the bait
The unsuspecting victim of——
He had become habituated to——
Of frequent iteration
An inveterate habit
Of immemorial usage
Over a well-beaten path
Addicted to the habit of——
He moves in a rut
Custom calls me to ’t.
Coriolanus, II., 3
Until it shall become an indispensable and delightful habit
A high-pressure haste
With all practical speed
As quick as a wink
A concession to the requirements of brevity
A little premature
Crossing the bridge before we come to it
We need not say good morrow to the devil until we meet him
Unseemly haste
The more haste the worst speed
He shocked the proprieties
It would be premature to forecast the——
He ran before he was sent
It is too early at this time to state the——
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Romeo and Juliet, II., 6
The letting down of restraint
The loosening of bonds
I should hate like sixty to——
His heart was not exactly set upon the matter
In a mixed mood
This shilly-shallying with the question is absurd
With perceptible hesitation
A certain disinclination to——
He was unwilling to go the full length
For a moment I was at fault——
One almost feels reluctant to——
It may make us hesitate in making our dictum too positive
I had little inclination to do so
The paralyzing hesitation of self-consciousness
After a sufficient show of reluctance
I confess it is not without trepidation that——
I am duly sensible of my own limitations
It is not without reluctance that——
Hard pressed by the cohorts of——
At a distinct disadvantage
Attended with many inconveniences
A series of singular perplexities
Certain unforeseen emergencies
Entangled in technicalities
As helpless as a sick child
As helpless as animals driven to slaughter
Helplessly caught in the meshes of——
They will doubtless do their worst to bring about a——
Many plans disrupted
It slackens resolution
Impaired its usefulness
Eking out an all too small living
A man who wants bread is ready for anything
Necessity is the mother of invention
The greatest drawback to my comfort is——
For every new method a counter-method
Recipient of most unusual attentions
The thought of him doth breed in us perpetual benediction
A man of splendid merit
His star is in the ascendant
Treated with great consideration
One of nature’s noblemen
No man is a hero in the eyes of his valet
There is none so poor to do him reverence
A name which stands very high on the scroll of fame
A tribute of reverence and love
He reaps golden sheaves who——
A high compliment to——
Whom to have known was a great pleasure
He is easily the foremost man in——
A man whose life is rich in unselfish service
His attitude wins universal admiration
Prisoners of hope.
Zech. IX., 12
Heir of all things.
Heb. I., 2
We are saved by hope.
Rom. VIII., 24
The eye of the Lord is upon them that hope in his mercy.
Ps. XXXIII., 18
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast.
Heb. VI., 19
We are perplexed, but not in despair.
II Cor. IV., 8
Thou shalt be secure because there is hope.
Job XI., 18
The children of promise.
Gal. IV., 28
He hath given everlasting consolation and good hope through grace.
II Thess. II., 16
Hope to the end.
I Pet. I., 13
From strength to strength.
Ps. LXXXIV., 7
He staggered not at the promise of God.
Rom. IV., 20
When the human heart sings with rejoicing hope
When smiles begin to chase the tears
A real breath of heaven
With radiant face
A draught of heavenly pleasure
A triumphant hour
A lively sense of exultation
The dove of peace sings in our hearts
I begin to discover somewhat of His beauty
Transported with joy
A current of pure and hallowed joys flowing through the channels of the heart
An intense inner happiness
A most happy glimpse into the things of God
Secret essences which turn life into a garden of unspeakable delights
A candidate for the psychotherapeutic clinic
This is one of the consequences of getting into good society
Isn’t that a sad state of affairs
It was excruciatingly funny
I threatened him with unspeakable things if——
Less mobile than I could wish
You are appointed the official——
Can you imagine anything more ludicrous than——
My roseate expectations have recently suffered a very severe setback
A strong spice of Irish wit
Bonds for your good behavior will be required
Irresistibly droll
A fusillade of laughter
An awful illustration of——
I was in stitches
I’m in a pickle
Now will you be good
He has a whimsical way of expressing himself
Every man has a deep seated instinct for fair play
The thing must be done decently and in order
Strictly impartial
If we are to make both sides balance we must——
Let us not revert to old animosities
In a state of habitual impecuniosity
A hand-to-mouth existence
No woman marries an old man for God’s sake
He has seen better days
In desperate circumstances
The futility of riches
In more affluent days
In reduced circumstances
Deeply involved
In embarrassed circumstances
It was a high day in the——
It is noteworthy that——
A work of paramount importance
Each man has a vital part to perform
This is no small problem
Of transcendent moment
It is imperative that——
One of the great outstanding features of——
One of the most significant items was——
It is a fact of tremendous significance that——
The notable feature of it all is——
Great days
The crucial question is——
Profoundly significant
Of no little moment
There is the fact and it is one of cardinal importance
The one outstanding reason for——
Back of it lies one fact yet more primal
This is the one thing needful
The dominant note of——
It must weigh sensibly with every one
It is high time that——
It has momentous importance
It is worth making note of that——
I dare not abate my vigilance
As easily as one could mend a spider’s web
As impossible as to count the stars
It is virtually impossible to——
There is no getting blood from a turnip
A practical impossibility
No more than one can sail past the north star
It is simply out of the question
It is not in the least degree likely that——
With an air of injured innocency
He cares not a fig
It matters not a straw
It matters not a whit whether the——
He cares little for conventionalities
It is not worth shucks
It is not a matter of the slightest consequence
He brushed the matter aside as a vagary
With smug complacency
He held himself perfectly aloof from——
Without blush or tremor
It is a straw pointing with evidential import
Where there is so much smoke there is some fire
Straws show which way the current is set
What an apocalypse that will be when——
There are not wanting signs that——
A most infallible indication of——
None the worse for a spark of decent indignation
The hollow shams and conventionalities of our day
No adequate sense of His holiness
Baser than a beast
No keen and poignant perception of sin
The lessening sense of sin
His own heart as cold as frost
Sad and sinful days
Our hearts hot with wrath and indignation against sin
Evil to its core
The devil’s signet
Of decidedly earthly passions
All dried up in one’s soul
Lust was kindled in his heart
Base, mean, prudential, paying no tribute to the Divine excellence
The parching blight of sin
Beware of artful, designing persons
Sins come in groups, in battalions
Like the frosts of sin which blight the sweet blossoms of youth
And taste the tang of the bitter cup
The hundred and one enemies of our peace, comfort, and efficiency
The burning poison in his veins
There is nothing more likely to betray a man into absurdity than
It vexes, grieves, thwarts, repels, drives off the Spirit of God
Beware of the beginnings of sin
Over head and ears in debt and drink
The peril of riches
A coronet of shame
The secret beginnings of sin
An eternal arraignment of all who——
By so doing, he is sowing the seed of a fatal infection
Trifling with great spiritual realities
Lest it might lead to things undesirable
The horror of a bottomless pit
Habits which quietly sap the foundations of life
Words which will shock some dainty soul
A sickening devotion to the pursuit of wealth
The evils of unrighteousness in civic life
It seems to contradict the designs of Providence
A narrowing effect on the conscience of those who have embraced it
Care lest one be inveigled into perdition
Words which ought to make us twinge
Words of worldly wisdom
A brewing storm of hostility
The world’s hardest battlefields of sin and sorrow
In their hearts the feuds of ages
A wretched, dejected, sin-blasted soul
Carnality in the heart
The great enemy of mankind
The black enormity of sin
A miserable grudge in your heart
The spawn of the evil one
A heritage of hate
A dauntless worldling
From whose very touch one’s delicacies shrink
The fires of a sensitive religious experience no longer glow
The grip of evil forces
All alarming, all hateful, all detestable
A gnawing sense of condemnation in the heart
Those who abuse God’s great gift of speech
Some of these enormities put to blush heathenism itself
No deeply seated opinions of right and wrong
A state of lazy indifference
Apparently destitute of ambition
Worthy neither of respect nor honor
Soft and easy days
Mean, petty, social prejudices
The temptation to fritter away life in interests that are small and mean
Everlasting confusion
The enemy shall come in like a flood
The man that speaketh froward things
The resurrection of damnation
A rebellious house
God resisteth the proud
The works of darkness
Unstable as water
Spreading himself like a green bay-tree
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter but war was in his heart
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him
An unprofitable servant
His mouth is full of deceit and fraud
The wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire
A sad vocation
A heart of adamant
A hardened cynic
The vain things
The enormity of sin
A scoffing world
A defeated one
Tenements of dust
The jealous eye
The everlasting burning
The hell of hate
A despicable heart
A sullen silence
A disdainful glance
A brittle promise
A sorry specimen
It is not worth a moment’s regard
Let “by-gones” be “by-gones”
It is a matter of no importance
Cast it to the winds
What is past shall go for nothing
Of it I really make no account
Let it pass
Quite apathetic
The exceptions are so few as to be negligible
Extremely trivial
In one ear and out at the other
The edge of my inclination is much taken off
A half-hearted interest at best
In the hollow of his hand
What he says has great force
It gripped like steel bands
His words touched me most profoundly
He dominates the situation by the sheer force of his personality
A bright beacon shedding light
The creative influences of——
He succeeded in making his presence felt
One cannot get within gunshot of——
It roused the last smouldering spark of——
It may have far greater consequences than——
In the seats of the mighty
Far reaching in its consequences
It does not have a feather’s weight with practical men
Leaven that is gradually purifying the world
Salt that keeps civilization from decay
A situation that requires artful handling
He understands the fine art of the omission of unessentials
He is temperamentally gaited to do things
It was cleverly done
He carries the torch of his genius into——
Taxing the acutest ingenuity of——
With the intuitive sense of affairs
Shrewdness of perception
A masterly exhibition of adroitness and skill
A first-rate master of affairs
He has conceived the happy idea of——
By hook or by crook
A surprising way of——
They will have to do a lot of political tight-rope walking to——
It must put him to his trumps
A fertility of resource that——
On tiptoe with expectation
As eager-hearted as a boy
My eyes have been wide open for——
I am mightily concerned to think out how——
It is a matter in which I have a most heartfelt concern
It is highly interesting to note that——
I was fascinated by——
It has all the fascination of an adventure
Life would be very dull without it
An element of excitement in it
Everything to fascinate the imagination
A fine touch of romance in it
He was very keen to gain possession of——
With unflagging interest
Every man rides his own hobby
What is new is always fine
The signs are multiplying that——
The circumstance which gave it such a thrilling interest is the fact that——
It was decidedly impressive
We are not indifferent to——
Fascinating as a Romance
I read with quickened attention the——
This was his meat and drink
There is a growing disposition among——
You have quite excited my curiosity
As fascinating as a romance
It holds the interest with a good grasp
A fascination for many minds
Of enthralling interest
I know the nicest little secret
I have news for you
I have the esteemed privilege of presenting——
I feel highly honored to have the opportunity to present——
I have the great honor of asking you to welcome——
I esteem myself fortunate to have the privilege of presenting——
I count myself happy in being permitted to——
We have with us to-night ————. It is my very great pleasure to present him
It is my good fortune to be called upon to introduce ———— the speaker of the evening. Let us give him an attentive hearing while he speaks to us upon the topic——
I have very great pleasure in presenting to you the speaker of the evening ————. He will address us upon the topic——
It has fallen to my lot to introduce one who is known to many here. I have great pleasure in presenting ————
It goes without saying that——
I am obliged to confess that——
It was a happy thought which led me to——
I venture to propose that——
We had great fun when——
I indulge the modest hope that——
It must be very gratifying to you to——
I am deeply persuaded that——
Reverting to another matter——
I ought not omit remarking that——
And so it befell that——
After expatiating on the——
It is a very curious circumstance to see how——
I frankly confess that——
It is really disconcerting to find that——
I am revealing no secret in saying that——
I must not leave you under misapprehensions so——
I am rather inclined to the opinion that——
I do not find anything in the tenets of my religion which requires me to——
I have a peculiar tenderness for——
As I am continually saying——
In a very humble way, I——
My impression is that——
The upshot of it all was——
Far be it from me to——
It is hardly necessary to add that——
You will be very much pleased to hear that——
I will venture to express a hope that——
I have but one rule to guide my conduct and that is——
I have been strongly tempted to——
Besides this there is to be said——
There is but a thousand-to-one chance that——
It is an open secret that——
I have an impression that——
I informed you wrongly when I said that——
If I mistake not, I believe that——
If I may use the expression I think that——
Quite regardless of my remark, you——
I had the inexpressible comfort of knowing that——
He made a touching proof of his regard by——
I flatter myself that——
Is it not a great mercy to have such a helper
Again and again, I——
Inadvertently, I——
I felt like uttering a mild disclaimer when——
I have little predilection for——
I had the rare satisfaction of——
I was strangely moved when I heard that——
There is a certain distinctive advantage in——
I was amazed to find that——
In my poor judgment, I——
I hold in all seriousness that——
Has the tide of victory set in your favor
By what magic have you found out the secrets of——
We have plumed ourselves upon our ability to——
As luck would have it, I——
To be candid, I——
It seems a positive calamity that——
Do you seriously imagine that——
No one could be so rash as to assert that——
I am satisfied that——
I strongly suspect that——
I fancy that——
Further than this——
Paradoxical as it may seem——
I dare say that——
It is with great pleasure that——
It would ill become me to remark that——
For instance,——
The redeeming feature of it all is——
Quite by chance, I——
I have been wondering whether——
In all probability we——
It is not likely that——
Luckily I——
It is a singular coincidence that——
I took particular pains to notice whether——
It is with problems such as these that——
How very fortunate it is that——
It is a particular piece of good fortune that he——
As a matter of fact, I——
None the less, I——
It can be admitted too that——
Certain it is that——
In some quarters it is believed that——
If that be the case, I——
I confess I look with some alarm at——
I have the great good fortune to have heard that——
I realize afresh that——
The art of arts is——
I flatter myself that——
It is from the heart that I can request that——
I am perfectly convinced that——
The full gravity of the situation is seen in the fact that——
Regardless of anything I said——
I am painfully conscious that——
I wasn’t by any means sure I——
It dawned upon him gradually that——
It is seldom that——
We may be quite sure that——
I have repeatedly said that——
It cannot but carry with it instant conviction that——
By some mischance, I——
Prior to this, we——
I was greatly elated to find that——
I am heartily glad that——
I had a happy thought to-day which I——
I cannot but realize that——
It is scarcely conceivable that——
Frankly, I——
It is intellectually unthinkable that——
On the other hand——
I appreciate most deeply the——
I am devoutly thankful for——
At all events——
I rather apprehend that——
I have sometimes thought that——
It must be owned too, that——
I scarcely feel as if I——
I rather imagine that——
To this day I hardly know whether I——
A very striking proof of the fact is——
I will hazard the observation that——
On the other hand——
May I give you an instance
It is quite indifferent to me whether I——
He used frequently to observe that——
Now that I am a little seasoned, I——
I have heard him often lament that——
You may guess what luck——
I regret extremely that——
It would have been quite out of the question for us to——
Recently I came across this——
I was about to inquire what you thought of——
I have the deepest veneration for——
I suppose the inference we are expected to draw is——
I am confident of one thing that——
My principal motive for acting thus was——
I am fully aware that——
I perceive, moreover, that——
It is surely true that——
I marvel that——
I sometimes fancy that——
I humbly conceive that——
I apprehend that——
Of course, I am perfectly aware that——
I presume that——
There are pretty certain indications that
It often amazes me that——
It seems hardly probable that——
I affirm that——
I have the consolation to hope that——
It is still permitted us to hope that——
It would be futile to deny that——
It is reasonable to assume that——
There is no prospect that——
In these circumstances it——
I suppose that——
I warrant that——
I confess I am not indifferent to——
I shrink instinctively from——
I confess a less and less relish for——
I am impatient and querulous under——
It is a sort of presumption to expect that——
I cannot imagine to myself——
I have a kindly yearning toward——
I heartily approve of——
I do not advert to——
I have long believed that——
It has long been the fashion to——
I have been falsely assuring everybody that——
One cannot help noticing that——
There are plenty of evidences that——
The difference, I take it, is this——
The fact of the matter is——
If I rightly remember——
It is a just cause for praise that——
It was a happy circumstance for me that——
I wish with all my heart that——
I am grateful to find that——
I devoutly wish it may prove to be that he——
It is not to be supposed that——
My attention has been directed to the——
I have a mental reservation with regard to——
A very affecting circumstance happened yesterday
I have a story worth telling
I had the rare distinction of——
I had a very civil note from——
If I may hazard a conjecture, I should rather think that——
It was unusual for me to——
He seems to be obsessed with the idea that——
The nameless responsive thrill of something deep within us
A treasure better than gold
Pleasures pure and lasting
Heaven’s eternal spring
The song lifting its pæan out of the night
In the sweetest fellowship
Strains that sweetly soothe
The exquisite little joys of life
An atmosphere of tranquillity
A new-found joy
Tears of joy and gratitude
Joy which flows like a river
In joyful anticipation
With joyful enthusiasm
Possibilities of which we hardly dreamed
The sweet melodies of heaven
The great glad tidings
The glory of his grace
The sweetest name on earth
The blissful refuge
A balm for the weary
The very friend you need
The priceless gems of God’s book
A joy divine
Songs of sweetest praise
A triumphant hope
Thrones of love
A heaven of love
The kingdom of light
The fullness of his blessing
The life-giving stream
The best of our delights
A world of happy memories
The reckless joy of the Lord
Our gladness of the world
The ultimate source of real happiness
An eternal weight of glory
He must be brought sharply to book
Brought to the bar of justice
Impartial justice
A noble contempt for deliberate wrong-doers
Fired by righteous indignation
The eternal principles of justice
The foe of tyranny
The well-established right of every citizen
Very intolerant of sin, but not vindictive
A life strictly legal
With a special axe to grind
He caught you napping
A piece of sharp practice
A shrewd surmise
A bit of keen reasoning
Too ingenious by half
Neutrals think to tread on eggs and break none
As cunning as a weasel
A mind like a steel-trap
Bait the hook well; the fish will bite.
Much Ado about Nothing, II., 3
Reared in the school of diplomacy
A discipleship with mental reservations
He turns a blow with a jest
Sympathies as wide as the world
A sensibility as tender as it is refreshing
Wider sympathy
Of cosmopolitan sympathies
Poverty-stricken in his sympathies
World-wide sympathies
A great soul
The very heart of kindness
Diffusing the gospel of kindliness
The employments of active benevolence
Full of kindly deeds
The milk of human kindness
A stray word of kindness
Kinder than the kindest
With utmost gentleness
Of gentlest sympathy
Of a kind and forgiving disposition
They exchanged mutual assurances of continued good-will
The secret of contented and fruitful living
The staple interests and occupations of the common life
Heaven and earth brought into strange accord
An unembittered disposition
The sign of God-like charity
Slow to speak ill of any one
Beautiful in the eyes of fond affection
A heaven of love in your heart
A wonderfully kind heart
Members of a forgiving family
Sweet in disposition
Glorifying God in the common round
The gracious inclination of the will
The outcome of a rich experience
The spirit of brotherly kindness and concord
An attitude of brotherly helpfulness
A genuine concern for——
Many calls upon one’s generous impulses
A kindly soul
I could not find it in my heart to——
It pulls upon our heartstrings
Cherishing a cordial good-will to all men
I cannot find it in my heart to——
Ab extra, from without
Ab initio, from the beginning
Ad captandum vulgus, for the sake of pleasing the crowd
Ad infinitum, endlessly
Ad interim, in the meanwhile
Ad libitum, at pleasure
Ad nauseam, to the point of disgust
Ad rem, to the matter in hand
Ad valorem, according to the value
A fortiori, all the more surely
Alma mater, fostering mother
Alter idem, another precisely similar
Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord
A posteriori, from facts back to principles
A priori, from principles to facts
Argumentum ad hominem, an appeal to interests rather than to reason
Bona fide, in good faith
Cui bono, who benefits by it
De facto, on the basis of facts
De novo, anew
Deo gratias, thanks to God
Deo volente, with God’s consent
De profundis, out of the depths
Dramatis personæ, the actors in a play
Ecce homo, behold the man
E pluribus unum, one composed of many
Ergo, therefore
Esto perpetua, let it endure forever
Et cetera, and so on
Ex cathedra, with high authority
Ex officio, by virtue of his office
Ex parte, partisan
Ex post facto, after the deed is done
Ex tempore, on the impulse of the moment
Gloria in excelsis, Glory in the highest
Ibid, in the same place
Id est, that is
Idem, the same
Item, also
In articulo mortis, at the point of death
In extenso, at full length
In extremis, in the last extremity
In loco, in the proper place
In medias res, in the midst of things
In memoriam, to the memory of
In perpetuum, forever
In re, in the matter of
In statu quo, in the former state
In toto, completely
In transitu, in passing
Ipsissima verba, the very words
Ipso facto, by virtue of that very fact
Jubilate Deo, rejoice in the Lord
Jus gentium, the law of nations
Labor omnia vincit, labor overcomes every difficulty
Lapsus linguæ, a slip of the tongue
Lis pendens, the pending suit
Magnum opus, a great work
Mala fide, in an underhanded way
Meum et tuum, mine and thine
Mirabile dictu, wonderful to be told
Modus operandi, manner of operation
Multum in parvo, much in little
Ne plus ultra, nothing better
Nil desperandum, no need to despair
Nolens volens, whether he will or not
Non sequitur, it does not follow
Nota bene, mark well
Omnes, all
Paterfamilias, the head of a household
Pater noster, Our Father
Particeps criminis, a sharer in the crime
Peccavi, I have erred
Per annum, by the year
Per capita, by the head
Per centum, by the hundred
Per contra, contrariwise
Per diem, by the day
Per se, intrinsically
Pro bono publico, for the public good
Pro et con, for and against
Pro rata, an equal division
Pro tanto, to a certain extent
Pro tempore, for the time being
Quantum libet, as much as you please
Quid pro quo, an equivalent
Quod vide, which see
Requiescat in pace, peace to his spirit
Scripsit, he wrote it
Semper felix, always fortunate
Semper fidelis, always faithful
Semper eadem, always the same
Seriatim, in sequence
Serus in cœlum redeas, after living for a long time may you enter heaven
Sine cura, without care
Sine die, without a day appointed
Sine qua non, an indispensable prerequisite
Status quo, the current situation the existing condition
Sub rosa, secretly, confidentially
Sui generis, unique
Summum bonum, the highest good
Tempus fugit, time flies
Terra firma, the solid earth
Tuum est, it is your own
Una voce, unanimously
Ut infra, as stated below
Ut supra, as stated above
Verbatim, word for word
Versus, against
Via, by the way of
Vice versa, the terms being exchanged
Vi et armis, by main force
Viva voce, by the living voice
Vox populi est vox Dei, the voice of the people is the voice of God
Altogether disinclined to the effort of exercise
Dawdling over duties
A profitless frame of mind
A strong disposition to inactivity
With folded arms
The tragedy of ease
The picture of placid content
Sleeping in a fool’s paradise
Luxury that unfits the soul
Never stirred by noble ambitions
As motionless as a tombstone
A little flaccid
A lazy ox is little better for the goad
As sleepy as a ground-hog in winter
Nothing is had for nothing
In a half-hearted manner
While away the time
Free from all care
He suffers from acute laziness
He wants to be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease
He treads the path of least resistance
His mind cankers
Predisposed to loiter
I thank you for your very kind invitation which I am happy to accept
It will give me great pleasure to——
I accept with much pleasure your kind invitation to——
I accept with pleasure and will——
It is most kind of you to include me in——
Many thanks for your thoughtfulness in inviting me
I shall be pleased to comply with your request
It was most kind of you to remember me
Thank you so much for your kindness in remembering me
How very thoughtful of you to——
I trust you will pardon me for——
I write to apologize for my failure to——
I hope you will forgive me when I tell you that——
I am sorry I could not do as I had promised to do
I am very much mortified to find that——
Trusting you will forgive my great carelessness
I hope you have not suffered any inconvenience from——
Hoping you will pardon the——
I am afraid you will accuse me of rudeness, but I——
I hasten to repair my apparent neglect of——
You must have felt almost slighted to notice that I——
I am sure you will acquit me of any rudeness when——
Be assured of my deep sympathy with you in this time of great sorrow
I know too well that words cannot comfort you
Trusting that you will see the bright side of the dark cloud——I am with deep sympathy your friend
How can I attempt to comfort you in the bitter affliction which has befallen you
Would there were more like——
I regret to hear of your continued indisposition and hope that before long you may return to your wonted good health
A sweet and uncomplaining spirit
I should rejoice if I could be with you
I can only send my sympathy and best wishes for your speedy and complete recovery
Courage——hope remains
Time will heal many heartaches
May the Father of Mercies give you the rich consolation of His grace and preserve and strengthen you for your family
May you be sustained in this most bitter trial
The grateful sense of your kindness will never be erased from my mind
If my services can in any way assist you do not hesitate to ask for them
I am sincerely sorry to hear of your loss
He carried the riches of God within himself
He was a royal-hearted man
We are greatly afflicted by the melancholy intelligence which reached us that——
I knew the sterling integrity of his character
May God breathe into your heart peace and cheerful resignation
My mind is filled with very grateful memories
He was greatly beloved
I fall back upon a very delightful verse of Scripture: “He is able to subdue all things unto himself”
My heart is filled with the deepest gratitude as I think of ————
We send our earnest wishes for your speedy recovery
My most affectionate regards to ————
You seem to have your full share of human vicissitudes
He had such a fund of courage and good cheer
Dear, sweet, loving mother
A letter replete with tenderness and affection
All things work together for good to them that love God
A bruised reed shall he not break
Many daughters have done virtuously but thou excellest them all
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting
He giveth his beloved sleep
A very present help in trouble
We took sweet counsel together
God will take us into their goodly company some glad day
Glimpses of the reality which we instinctively feel will sometime be ours
The unmeasured things of hope which God has prepared for men
Our lives we must humbly commit to the guiding hand whose blessing we adore
Filled with strong consolation
There are many avenues by which God would come in and richly bless us
He had the secret of keeping the sacred fires aglow
He knew the deep principles of experimental religion
Ordinary consolations do not avail us
He knew the secret of beautiful living
He was a silent witness of right living
Many admiring friends
One who ministered so carefully and tenderly
All the more tragic because——
And this thought will be our comfort that——
Of gentle presence
All the gentle virtues came into full blossom
Looking forward with a Christian’s bright anticipation of a glad reunion
Persisted in keeping mind and spirit on the sunny side of life however hard the trials and difficulties
Mother’s fortitude and hopefulness is a lesson to us all
We send our united and sincere condolences
The news of your painful loss has been a great surprise to me
I have read of your bereavement with the deepest sorrow
You, who have so often comforted others, are now to be comforted
May you live in the confidence that ———— is in the enjoyment of everlasting happiness
It is a great comfort to us that
Words are inadequate to express my feelings
There are times when one cannot express himself in written words
The pen refuses to express adequately my sympathy to you
I sympathize keenly with you in the loss of your excellent ————
They are not lost to us
God will surely give you a kindly guidance in this hour of trial
The intimations of a future life shall some day be realized and we shall see and know again those whom we have “loved, and lost awhile”
Many beautiful traits made up his character
I join with you and his other friends in mourning his death most sincerely
It shocked me very much
I have heard with the greatest distress of——
I had learned to have a very warm feeling for ————
I had been intimately enough associated with him to feel that I knew him very well
Cast thy burden upon the Lord
Thou hast known my soul in adversities
I know their sorrows
A refuge from the storm
A shadow from the heat
In the furnace of affliction
I will hedge up thy way with thorns
Tribulation worketh patience
Our light affliction
In all their affliction he was afflicted
He healeth the broken in heart
For a small moment have I forgotten thee but with great mercies will I gather thee
God that comforteth those that are cast down comfort you
We shall have to bear our crosses with meekness and patience
So good a friend is capable of making any calamity light
The great loss you have sustained has caused me much uneasiness
I know not how to express my sorrow at the news which I have just received
That God may give you great consolation under this heavy burden is my fervent prayer
I should be glad if I could suggest anything to lighten your trouble and make your path a little more smooth and easy
Such a sad circumstance has come to you
Your sorrow’s night
When one’s heart is unspeakably tender
We extend our heartfelt sympathy
In your hour of trial
She was such a beautiful character, loved by every one
In these lonely hours you must not be cast down for there is help from God
His Word says that they that wait upon Him shall renew their strength
She was God’s good angel in your home
Grief that saps the heart
I account you mine
His name will long linger in our household
We must be brave in the face of trying circumstances
Of gracious memory
She bears up with the utmost fortitude
I received the melancholy intelligence last evening that——
He was the kindest, and most generous of men
The sweet remembrance of the just
A workman that needeth not to be ashamed
If God be for us who can be against us
Of whom the world was not worthy
Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth
Let not your heart be troubled
I know that your heart must be sorely grieved
God shall overcome this King of terrors
It is written, “As thy days so shall thy strength be”
We expect to see our loved ones in happier, brighter worlds above
God is able to soothe and sustain the distressed soul
May God’s love shine more and more in our hearts until the day breaks and the shadows flee away
He careth for you
A stronghold in the day of trouble
A covert from the storm
We unite in sending our love and sympathy
With warm regards
We beg you to accept our commiseration
Our hearts sorrow with you
He is such a very great comfort to us
We are uplifted by the assurance that——
A light which sorrow cannot quench
We must all wait the call of God with a calm trust
Let me have the comfort of hearing from you
The hand of God has been heavy
His sterling qualities of character will leave an indelible impress on those with whom he associated
His good life will live on
Dying in the triumphs of faith
Securely anchored in the never failing promises of God
A life of good-will, kindliness of spirit, and firm character
The benediction of his brotherly heart will bless many who knew him
We must live in the blessed anticipation of the glory that is to come
Do not fear, for God knows what is in your heart
Your path seems full of thorns
Your weather is bleak, but the storms will cease
Your sky is dark, but the sun shines
May the everlasting arms sustain you in the flood of sorrow
May God comfort you
Out of the thorn springeth the rose
I know you are in grief and heaviness
We commend you to the mercy and grace of God
The bitterness of affliction
The present floods of sorrow
You will have to cast your anchor in the dark
May your heart be constant
The Lord will surely give you rest from the days of adversity
I would that you should always have the sweet experience of the consolations of God
We all have the good-will of Him who dwelt in the bush
My heart is heavy for you
We must wait till the fair morning of the resurrection
I write my blessing, earnest prayers, the love of God, and the sweet presence of Christ to you and yours
You have suffered a grief which no human friend can assuage
I feel deeply your misfortune
I am grieved to hear that——
We are greatly concerned about——
We are sometimes called to sow in tears, but the harvest will be a series of everlasting joys. This blessed hope softens the trials of life
My times are in the Lord’s hands
I hope it may please God to endue us with a proper temper, and quiet perseverance, and that these trials may help us to purify our motives
One of the severest and most trying dispensations of Providence
Yours is indeed deep sorrow
You have the blessed reflection of having done all that could possibly be done
You have my earnest prayers that the Almighty may graciously support you
That the Almighty may bless, support, and comfort you, is the hearty prayer of——
Be assured of our cordial esteem and fervent prayers
May every consolation and blessing be granted to you
As long as I shall remember anything, I shall remember her virtues and her kindness
I hope I need not tell you how anxious I have been since I first heard of your great loss
May I share with you the deep sorrow you are called upon to bear at the loss of your——
Please accept for yourself my assurance of deep sympathy
Allow me to express my very sincere sympathy for you in the death of your——
Permit me to express on behalf of ———— and myself our deepest sympathy
May I express to you my sincere condolence in your hour of sorrow
Mrs. ———— and I offer you our most sincere sympathy in your great sorrow
Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your bereavement
I hope you will find some consolation in the tribute of affection and esteem which——
I sympathize deeply with you
I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
II Tim. I., 12
The resurrection of life.
John V., 29
Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
I Cor. II., 9
In my father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John XIV., 2
There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
II Tim. IV., 8
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Heb. IV., 9
We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
II Pet. III., 13
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev. II., 10
They shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.
Rev. III., 4
There shall be no night there.
Rev. XXII., 5
The Lord shall be thy everlasting light and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Isa. LX., 20
He is able to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.
Jude, 24
The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Rom. VIII., 18
Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
II Cor. IV., 17
The riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.
Eph. I., 18
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away.
I Pet. I., 4
So shall we ever be with the Lord.
I Thess. IV., 17
They shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Rev. XXII., 4
The righteous shall go away into life eternal.
Matt. XXV., 46
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.
Ps. XXVII., 14
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Ps. XXXIV., 22
The Lord knoweth them that trust in him.
Nah. I., 7
Casting all your care upon him for he careth for you.
I Pet. V., 7
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from hence forth even for ever.
Ps. CXXV., 2
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
Ps. CXII., 6
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Ps. XXX., 5
Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Ps. XXXIV., 19
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Ps. CXXVI., 5-6
Their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more.
Jer. XXXI., 12
I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Jer. XXXI., 13
A refuge in times of trouble.
Ps. IX., 9
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John XVI., 33
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Ps. LXVIII., 5
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Ps. CXVI., 15
My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
II Cor. XII., 9
I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward.
Gen. XV., 1
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.
Deut. XXXIII., 27
The promise of life which is in Christ Jesus.
II Tim. I., 1
A bruised reed shall he not break.
Isa. XLII., 3