Reply implicitly upon the old, old gospel. You need no other nets when you fish for men; those your Master has given you are strong enough to hold the little ones. Spread these nets and no others, and you need not fear the fulfillment of His word, 'I will make you fishers of men.'

Ah, Lord Jesus! I never knew Your love till I understood the meaning of Your death.

Before you can teach children, you must get the silver key of kindness to unlock their hearts, and so secure their attention.

The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up, nay, you have to cut every step with an ice axe; only with incessant labor in cutting and chipping can you make any progress... If you want to know how to backslide, leave off going forward. Cease going upward and you will go downward of necessity. You can never stand still.

The demon of pride was born with us; and it will not die one hour before us.

The Lord is a good banker, and I trust Him. He has never failed me. Why should I be anxious?

A holy life is in itself a wonderful power, and will make up for many deficiencies; it is in fact the best sermon a man can ever deliver.