Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909) was an American clergyman, writer, and philanthropist. A Unitarian minister, he is best known for the short story “The Man without a Country” (1863.)
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Hale was a grandnephew of the Revolutionary spy Nathan Hale and a nephew of orator Edward Everett.
Hale became pastor of the South Congregational Church there in 1856. He worked on his father’s newspaper, the Boston Daily Advertiser, and pivoted to writing. He did much humanitarian work, and his book Ten Times One is Ten (1870) inspired numerous ‘Lend a Hand’ clubs.
For 70 years, Hale edited the Unitarian journal Old and New and other religious periodicals. He also wrote documents on the founding of Virginia and short stories. His most famous novels were East and West (1892) and In His Name (1873.) In 1903, he was designated chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
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Look up and not down;Look forward and not back;Look out and not in;Lend a Hand.
—Edward Everett Hale
Do you pray for the Senators, Dr. Hale? someone asked the chaplain. No, I look at the Senators and pray for the country.
—Edward Everett Hale
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand!
—Edward Everett Hale
Topics: Helpfulness, Kindness
I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
—Edward Everett Hale
Topics: Doing Your Best, Realistic Expectations, Action, Helping, Acceptance, Responsibility, One Step at a Time, Self-Discovery, Realization
Some people bear three kinds of trouble—all they ever had, all they have now, and all they expect to have.
—Edward Everett Hale
Topics: Worry, Adversity
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