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

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

God gave you not a spirit of faithlessness, not a spirit of despair.

God gave you not a spirit of faithlessness, not a spirit of despair.

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a...

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a...

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...

This is God's work. Therefore it must be triumphant. There is no place for misgiving...

This is God's work. Therefore it must be triumphant. There is no place for misgiving...

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...

Yes, forget your weakness, whatever that weakness may be. It is egotism, it is selfishness...

Yes, forget your weakness, whatever that weakness may be. It is egotism, it is selfishness...

Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such...

Not only must the message be correctly delivered, but the messenger himself must be such...

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...

God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

God did not give you the spirit of cowardice.

God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are...

God helping me, I will help my brothers and sisters in Christ, because they are...

So then, when I speak to you, I speak to myself. If I seem to...

So then, when I speak to you, I speak to myself. If I seem to...

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.

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

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...

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...