The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.

Quote by Oswald Chambers

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The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as...

I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as...

A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that...

A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that...

We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is,...

We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is,...

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the...

It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the...

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand...

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand...

As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe. It's not that we don't...

As we grow older, it becomes difficult to just believe. It's not that we don't...

We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.

We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God...

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God...

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for...

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for...

It is impossible to get exhausted in work for God. We get exhausted because we...

It is impossible to get exhausted in work for God. We get exhausted because we...

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to...

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to...

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

It is not repentance that saves me; repentance is the sign that I realise what...

It is not repentance that saves me; repentance is the sign that I realise what...

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less...

What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary...

I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It...

I think there is a good reason why the propaganda system works that way. It...