Were we all one body, we should lose the tremendous stimulation that comes from the present arrangement, and I fear that our uniformity would become the uniformity of death and the tomb.

If God allows us to remain Methodist, Baptist, or Episcopalian, it may be on account of the unconverted, that they may be without excuse; that every type of man may be confronted with a corresponding type of doctrine and of method. Surely there are means adapted to your state, and ministries fitted to your peculiar temperament.

What you know is a club for yourself, and what you don't know is a meat-ax for the other fellow.

Because a fellow has failed once or twice or a dozen times, you don't want to set him down as a failure till he's dead or loses his courage.

Colleges don't make fools, they only develop them.

In all your dealings, remember that today is your opportunity; tomorrow some other fellow's.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.