Heaven is not to sweep our truths away, but only to turn them till we see their glory, to open them till we see their truth, and to unveil our eyes till for the first time we shall really see them.

It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men.

We do not want to lose our grief, because our grief is bound up with our love and we could not cease to mourn without being robbed of our affections.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Prayer is not conquering God's reluctance, but taking hold of God's willingness.

No one ever fell under the burden of the day; it is only when the burden of tomorrow is added that the load becomes unbearable.

The form of godliness may exist with secret and with open wickedness, but the power of godliness cannot.

The faith which you keep must be a faith that demands obedience, and you can keep it only by obeying it.