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"A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t."
"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. If God be near a church, it must draw men to prayer."
"Wisdom is the right application of knowledge; and true knowledge is religious knowledge."
"Defend the Bible? I would as soon defend a lion! Let it loose, and it will defend itself."
"Sorrow is the root of rejoicing."
"A man who is not willing to die for his convictions is not worthy to live."
"Visit many good books, but live in the Bible."
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"The Word of God is always most precious to those who need it most."
"There is no dictionary in the world that contains the word ‘impossible.’"
"If you are resting on your own merits, you are resting on a most dangerous foundation."
"Learn to say no. It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin."
"I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages."
"God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart."
"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul."
"I would not give much for your religion unless it can be seen. Lamps do not talk, but they shine."
"Worldly cares are like thorns, they may prove troublesome, but only pierce those who are badly dressed."
"Believe God's promises more than you believe your problems."
"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness."
"If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him; for you are worse than he thinks you to be."
"The faintest ray of light is better than the darkest night."
"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."
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"If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun."
"Your character is your best tombstone. Carve on it virtues and not titles."
"You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled."
"Our joy is not in circumstances, but in the Lord."
"A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats."
"If you are resting comfortably, I assure you that you aren't running swiftly."
"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among the people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not near, one of the first tokens of His absence will be sloth in prayer."
"There is no educating of a stone. It is a stone, and it must remain a stone. And there is no educating the heart of a wicked man. You may put him under the best influences, but he is a stone and will remain so."
"Begin as you mean to go on, and go on as you began, and the Lord grant that your end may be better than your beginning."
"A Prayer: O Lord, give me what others refuse, give me what others forget, give me what others do not want. I ask not for wealth, nor success, nor esteem, but for a place at Thy Sacred Heart, so close that I may never hear myself, but always hear Thee."
"I believe that an intense study of the Bible will keep any man from being conceited."
"Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the decaying roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to sprout. Sorrow shatters the vase, so that it can hold fresh flowers. It burns down the forest, so that the ground is cleared for new trees. Sorrow uproots the garden that is full of weeds, so that new seeds can grow. Are you sad now? Do not dread the sadness. Acknowledge that it has come to purify you."
"The best way to kill a bear is to hug it to death. That's what I do with my troubles. I hug them until they go away."
"Of all calls, God’s call to self-denial is the most unwelcome, but it is the most blessed."
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"The gospel is like a caged lion; it does not need to be defended, it simply needs to be let out of its cage."
"Don't go rushing into battle, till you have done your best to overcome your own spirit. For if you cannot rule your own spirit, you are but a poor soldier in the war of life."
"Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused."
"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you."
"If you are not happy today, you may be sure that your soul is not in proper health."
"As the birds sing sweetly in the morning light, so the afflicted should pour forth their prayers in their distress."
"The religion that does not enkindle enthusiasm is not the true religion."
"You say, “Well, I am not quite so sure about this doctrine.” My dear friend, when you get hold of a truth, don’t be in any hurry to part with it. If it is truth, it will stand the test. Keep it. Do not let it go. Grasp it, and hand it over to your children."
"Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor."
"I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me against the Rock of Ages."
"Discernment is not simply knowing the difference between what is right and wrong; rather, it is knowing the difference between what is right and almost right."
"If you are seeking great things for yourself, you are not seeking God's things."
"Defend the Bible? I would as soon defend a lion! Let the Bible defend itself."
"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among the people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be sloth in prayer."
"Sorrowfully we repeat that the need of this present hour is not more machinery or more novel measures, not more platforms or more powerful organizations, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use – men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men – men of prayer."
"There is no virtue in believing what everyone believes."
"Give me a candle and a Bible; give me a fireplace and a book; and give me a topic and a friend."
"The best way to kill an error is to smother it with truth."
"If there be one point in which all 'high' and 'low' churchmen agree, it is in the general depreciation of human nature."
"A prayerless church is a powerless church."
"He who does not long to know more of Christ, knows nothing of Him yet."
"Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the windows which hope has opened."
"Begin as you mean to go on, and go on as you began, and the probability is that you will end as you began."
"If any of you are condemned for doing right, then God bless you."
"You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be contented if it were doubled."
"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. If it is declining, I warrant you that the first token of its decay will be a distaste for prayer."
"Defend the Bible? I would as soon defend a lion! Unchain it and it will defend itself."
"If there be one place where earth anticipates heaven, it is in the communion of saints in prayer."
"God is too good to be unkind, and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when you cannot trace His hand, you can trust His heart."
"Sorrow comes to stretch out places in our hearts for joy."
"Discernment is not simply knowing the difference between what is right and wrong; it is knowing the difference between right and almost right."
"The power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching, must serve Him by praying."
"Begin as you mean to go on, and go on as you began."
"There is no university of success; trial and error is its only curriculum."
"A good character is the best tombstone. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble."
"The best way to remove a spot of dirt is to wash it off."
"Learn God's Word so that you can obey it."
"Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter."
"Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."
"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for."
"Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out of the windows which hope has opened."
"Our anxieties do not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empty today of its strength."
"Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech."
"Defeat may test you; it need not stop you."
"The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. If it is declining, I warrant you that the prayer meeting will be the first place to indicate it."
"God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken."
"Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place."
"If you are resting on your laurels, they are withering."
"A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel."
"There is no such thing as chance; all is plan – a plan worked out from eternity."
"The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself."
"Discernment is not simply knowing the difference between what is right and wrong; rather, it is knowing the difference between right and almost right."
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
"Lost time is never found again."
"The best way to remove noxious thoughts is to introduce good thoughts."
"Your character will be soon apparent, and accordingly you will be honored or despised."
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
"There is no need to wish for fair weather when you have a brave heart."
"Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: search as it were for hid treasure, that you may prove yourself a skillful workman, a work man that needeth not to be ashamed."
"Believe nothing of me, beloved, if it is not in the Bible; and when you find it there, believe it not because I have said it, but because God has said it."
"Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."
"Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right."
"If God does not hear us because we are not devout enough, then we are all in a very sad state. I do not know one person who is devout enough."
"The condition of the unregenerate is very terrible, yet I frequently meet with people who declare that they feel quite comfortable. I fear that many of you are settling upon your lees, and are quite content with yourselves."
"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for."
"A great many people hear without listening, see without perceiving, read without receiving, and look without observing."
"Settle it, therefore, in your minds that the gospel is not a matter of opinion, but a certainty. Believe it, live upon it, and die in it."
"Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else."
"There is no virtue in believing what everybody believes."
"Faith laughs at impossibilities."
"The door of grace is open to all, but many are too blind to see it, too proud to enter it, too busy to seek it."
"God is too good to be unkind, and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart."
"Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green ones can grow in their place."
"Learn to say 'No'; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin."
"There is no such thing as chance; what seems to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny."
"Give away rather than hoard. Giving brings life."
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