Christ also takes from us all inclination or power to boast of our national prestige. To me, it is prestige enough to be a Christian--to bear the cross Christ gives me to carry and to follow in the footsteps of the great Crossbearer.

True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden.

If a man can preach one sermon without mentioning Christ's name in it, it ought to be his last.

If there is any verse that you would like left out of the Bible, that is the verse that ought to stick to you, like a blister, until you really attend to its teaching.

If a crooked stick is before you, you need not explain how crooked it is. Lay a straight one down by the side of it, and the work is well done. Preach the truth, and error will stand abashed in its presence.

The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the occasional use of great talents.

I do not preach doubtingly, for I do not live doubtingly.