The thinner the excuse, the fatter the reason for it.
A true disciple inquires not whether a fact is agreeable to his own reason. His pride has yielded to the divine testimony.
There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after.
If I had not felt certain that every additional trial was ordered by infinite love and mercy, I could not have survived my accumulated suffering.
It is true that we may desire much more. But let us use what we have, and God will give us more.
The motto for every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life. '
The future is a bright as the promises of God.
We love that s why life is full of so many wonderful gifts.
A fish has no concept of water.
you couldn't talk yourself into love any more than you could talk yourelf out of it.
I've always had a way with the little people, making it a point to humor them without looking down my nose at their wasted empty lives.