Books are but dead bodies to you, and a library nothing but a catacomb!

You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it himself. (Quoted by C.S.Lewis in Mere Christianity)

Joy cannot unfold the deepest truths. Cometh white-robed Sorrow, stooping and wan, and flingeth wide the door she must not enter.

Suppose you didn't know him, would that make any difference?' 'No,' said Willie, after thinking a little. 'Other people would know him if I didn't.' 'Yes, and if nobody knew him, God would know him, and anybody God has thought worth making, it's an honor to do anything for.

Faith is obedience, not compliance.

The miracles of Jesus were the ordinary works of his Father, wrought small and swift that we might take them in.

Timely service, like timely gifts, is doubled in value.