It is not always those who have the most eminent gifts who are the most successful laborers for God. It is generally those who keep up closest communion with Christ and are most constant in prayer.

HATE SIN! Instead of loving it, cleaving to it, excusing it, playing with it, we ought to hate it with a deadly hatred.

We know nothing of humility by nature, for we are all born proud.

Pride is the oldest and most common of sins. Humility is the rarest and most beautiful of graces.

The man who has nothing more than a kind of Sunday religion -- whose Christianity is like his Sunday clothes put on once a week, and then laid aside -- such a man cannot, of course, be expected to care about growth in grace.

The true Christian does not need to be reminded that he has a crucified Master. He often thinks of Him.

The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.