Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space.

Quote by Charles H Spurgeon

Topics: Christianity Quotes, Faith Quotes, Religion Quotes

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Every generation needs regeneration

Every generation needs regeneration

The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much,...

The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much,...

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the...

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the...

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything.

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

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

Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat

Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat

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

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

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money...

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money...

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop...

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop...

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win

A lie travels round the world, while Truth is putting on her boots

A lie travels round the world, while Truth is putting on her boots

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a...

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many...

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many...

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

Saintliness is also a temptation

Saintliness is also a temptation

Tempt not a desperate man.

Tempt not a desperate man.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.