Spread out your petition before God, and then say, "Thy will, not mine, be done." The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me.

A man who prays much in private will make short prayers in public.

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.

I thank God that the gospel is to be preached to every creature. There is no man so far gone, but the grace of God can reach him; no man so desperate or black, but He can forgive him.

If we do not love one another, we certainly shall not have much power with God in prayer.

Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all.

Be humble, or you'll stumble.