I do not think I should care to go on worshipping a Madonna even if she did wink. One cannot make much out of a wink. We want something more than that from the object of our adoration.

Quote by Charles Spurgeon

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We are all at times unconscious prophets.

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe...

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by...

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by...

Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

Every Christian has a choice between being humble or being humbled.

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old...

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old...

You cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not...

You cannot make a sinner into a saint by killing him. He who does not...

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high...

None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high...

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.

No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to...

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented...

Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented...

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It...

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It...

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be...

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be...

Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.

Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on...

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on...

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see...

Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see...