Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Quote by Oswald Chambers

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.