Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Quote by Oswald Chambers

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It is impossible to get exhausted in work for God. We get exhausted because we...

It is impossible to get exhausted in work for God. We get exhausted because we...

It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the...

It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the...

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

It is not repentance that saves me; repentance is the sign that I realise what...

It is not repentance that saves me; repentance is the sign that I realise what...

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe. It's not that we don't...

As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe. It's not that we don't...

We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.

We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.

I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as...

I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as...

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God...

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God...

A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that...

A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that...

The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.

The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.

We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is,...

We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is,...

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to...

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to...

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for...

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for...

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand...

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand...

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was...

His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was...

Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India...

Whether one or many, I must declare my faith that it is better for India...