Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to which they owe it has passed away.

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God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

But there is another danger besetting your path. I mean the error of regarding your...

But there is another danger besetting your path. I mean the error of regarding your...

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know...

It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know...

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a...

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a...

The Church in England is the Church of England.

The Church in England is the Church of England.

Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may...

Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may...

Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such...

Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such...

God gave you not a spirit of faithlessness, not a spirit of despair.

God gave you not a spirit of faithlessness, not a spirit of despair.

Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.

Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all...

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all...

God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.

God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success...

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success...

God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are...

God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are...

But on the other hand, while disclaiming any change in my opinions, I desire equally...

But on the other hand, while disclaiming any change in my opinions, I desire equally...

So then put away, relentlessly away, all thought of the results. You cannot control them.

So then put away, relentlessly away, all thought of the results. You cannot control them.

So then, when I speak to you, I speak to myself. If I seem to...

So then, when I speak to you, I speak to myself. If I seem to...

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce...

The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce...