I should as soon expect a farmer to prosper in business who contented himself with sowing his fields and never looking at them till harvest, as expect a believer to attain much holiness who was not diligent about his Bible reading, his prayers, and the use of his Sundays.
J. C. RyleLook not to yourselves! You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Look simply unto Jesus.
J. C. RyleGod does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.
J. C. RyleWhen you cannot answer a skeptic, be content to wait for more light; but never forsake a great principle.
J. C. RyleWhat is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer. I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much.
J. C. Ryle