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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No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the...

No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the...

Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for...

Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for...

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...

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.

We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the...

We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the...

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 might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

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...

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...

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...

Of two evils, choose neither.

Of two evils, choose neither.

If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because...

If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because...

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

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.

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...

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...

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I...

If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I...

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...