It would not be better if things happened to men just as they wish.

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I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a disease. It is the only...

I'm tired of hearing sin called sickness and alcoholism a disease. It is the only...

Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.

Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would...

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would...

Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.

Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.

It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works...

It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave -...

Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave -...

You haven't lost anything when you know were it is. Death can hide but not...

You haven't lost anything when you know were it is. Death can hide but not...

The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from...

The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experience.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is...

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is...

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.

Action is the antidote to despair.

Action is the antidote to despair.

Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material...

Right thoughts produce right actions and right actions produce work which will be a material...

The ancestor of every action is a thought

The ancestor of every action is a thought

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action...

A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action...