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.

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A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he...

A sinner can no more repent and believe without the Holy Spirit's aid than he...

Of two evils, choose neither.

Of two evils, choose neither.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

We are all at times unconscious prophets.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.