There are ever two ways of striving to fill one's place in the world: one is by seeking to prove one's self useful; the other, by striving to render one's self useless. The first way is the commoner and the more attractive; the second is the rarer and more noble.

A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible.

An over-readiness to criticise or to depreciate a minister of Christ is proof of a lack of devotion to Christ.

Friendship by its very nature consists in loving, rather than in being loved.

No parent ought to punish a child except with a view to the child's good. And in order to do good to a child through his punishment, a parent must religiously refrain from punishing him while angry.

Just as sure as the days go by, Jesus will come to us, looking for fruit; and He will come in personal hunger, needing and longing for the fruit which we might have ready for Him.

It is not an easy thing for a parent of today to bear always in mind that every child of his is as truly an individual as he was when he was a child.