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This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin...

This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin...

But on the other hand, while disclaiming any change in my opinions, I desire equally...

But on the other hand, while disclaiming any change in my opinions, I desire equally...

The success and the failure are not my concern, but His.

The success and the failure are not my concern, but His.

You will bear a commission from God, for you have received a call from God.

You will bear a commission from God, for you have received a call from God.

God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up,...

Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up,...

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love; these only can triumph, for these only can endure.

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success...

We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success...

Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to...

Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to...

It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know...

It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know...

If you are apostles at all, you are apostles, not of men, nor by man....

If you are apostles at all, you are apostles, not of men, nor by man....

God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.

God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.

The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their...

The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their...

There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror...

There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror...

Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.

Yes, God is the end of your work, but He is the beginning also.

The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce...

The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce...

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may...

Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may...

So then put away, relentlessly away, all thought of the results. You cannot control them.

So then put away, relentlessly away, all thought of the results. You cannot control them.

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all...

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all...