We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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.

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.

The Church in England is the Church of England.

The Church in England is the Church of England.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...