Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Quote by Oswald Chambers

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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,...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I...

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I...

Youre through. Finished. Burned out. Used up. Youve been replaced. . . forgotten. Thats a...

Youre through. Finished. Burned out. Used up. Youve been replaced. . . forgotten. Thats a...

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that...

The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that...