He who died for us, and Whom we ought to copy, did more for us than we can do for any one else. He endured the contradiction of sinners. We should have grace to follow in His steps.

I view the end of the geographical feat as the beginning of the missionary enterprise.

To be aroused in the dark by five feet of cold, green snake gliding over one's face is unpleasant.

I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.

Christ alone can save the world, but Christ cannot save the world alone.

Cannot the love of Christ carry the missionary where the slave-trade carries the trader? I shall open up a path to the interior or perish.

The mere animal pleasure of travelling in a wild unexplored country is also great. The effect of travel on a man whose heart is in the right place is that the mind is made more self-reliant: it becomes more confident of its own resources, there is greater presence of mind.