Give us a man, young or old, high or low, on whom we know w… - Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

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Give us a man, young or old, high or low, on whom we know we can thoroughly depend — who will stand firm when others fail — the friend faithful and true, the adviser honest and fearless, the adversary just and chivalrous; in such an one there is a fragment of the Rock of Ages — a sign that there has been a prophet amongst us.

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

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About Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (13 December 1815 – 18 July 1881) was an English churchman, Dean of Westminster, known as Dean Stanley.

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Alternative Names: Arthur Stanley • Dean Stanley • Very Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

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The cross of Christ is the pledge to us that the deepest suffering may be the condition of the highest blessing; the sign, not of God's displeasure, but of His widest and most compassionate face.

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