Edwin Louis Cole Quotes

The principle of investing is that by use you possess and gain, by disuse you decline and lose.

You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses.

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.

Men tend to feel threatened; women tend to feel guilty.

The counterfeit trinity is me, myself, and I.

The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests.

Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God.

God authors desires in your heart, then fulfills His Will by enabling you to realize those desires.

Knowledge is the acquiring of facts, understanding is the interpreting of facts, wisdom the application.

Remember, you are only committed to what you confess.

Marriage may be the closest thing to Heaven or Hell any of us will know on this earth.

Mediocre men work at their best; men seeking excellence strive to do better.

Fear attracts attack.

The more you build your life on principle and less on personality - yours or others - the straighter will be your course.

Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief.

Failing is not the worst thing in the world; quitting is

There are dreamers and there are planners; the planners make their dreams come true.

Knowledge of God's Word is a bulwark against deception, temptation, accusation, even persecution.

Truth cannot be defeated.

A woman's uniqueness is her greatest appeal to a man - and his greatest challenge.

Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become

What you believe about God has the greatest potential for good or harm in your life.

Character is more important than talent.

Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

Crying over what's gone won't find the present.

Confidentiality is a virtue of the loyal, as loyalty is the virtue of faithfulness.

You cannot be responsible for salvation until first you've been responsible for sin.

It is not enough to be delivered from sin; it is enough to be delivered to righteousness.

All wrong conduct is based on wrong believing

Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast.

Good is often the enemy of best.

All sin is a form of insanity. Satan is the most insane being of all because he still believes he can defeat God

Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness.

Conscience allows us to do two things: Pass judgment on ourselves; approve or condemn our own conduct.

The man who seeks to please God is the man who people are pleased with. The man who seeks to please others won't satisfy anyone.

To talk to his children about God, a person needs to first talk to God with the impossible.

Prayer in private results in boldness in public.

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.

The difference between men who succeed or fail is their ability to handle pressure.

A fast is not a hunger strike. Fasting submits to God's commands. A hunger strike makes God submit to our demands.