“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.”
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”
“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.”
“A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul.”
“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.”
“Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.”
“Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all.”
“Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.”
“If you want to know God’s will for your life, ask Him.”
“Let us be grateful for the small things, for they will often lead us to the great.”
“The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his Father.”
“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”
“The gospel is like a caged lion. It doesn’t need to be defended, it just needs to be let out of its cage.” CATO THE YOUNGER QUOTES
“True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that – it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.”
“The way of the world is to make laws, but follow none.”
“A good character is the best security.”
“A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.”
“Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life has much difficulty and sadness and remains far behind yours.”
“God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for giving.”
“I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.”
“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.”
“The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.”
“All the water in the world, however hard it tries, can never sink the smallest ship unless it gets inside. Nor can all the evil in the world harm you in the least unless you let it get into your heart.”
“Cheerfulness is the friend and helper of all good graces and the absence of it does much damage to the soul.”