Preaching is not a profession, it's a passion! If a man can't preach with passion he shouldn't preach at all.
At every trifle take offense, that always shows great pride or little sense.
Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.
Without God man has no reference point to define himself.
A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.
I wasn't really aware they were a religious organization for quite some time. But my grandparents were very devout and ran a Quaker meetinghouse and were missionaries at one point.