“The Gospel which we possess was not given to us only to be admired, talked of, and professed – but to be practiced.”

A Christian is a walking sermon. They preach far more than a minister does, for they preach all week long.

The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.

God does not look at riches, titles, education, or beauty. There is only one thing that God does look at, and that is the soul.

Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.

Unity without the gospel is a worthless unity; it is the very unity of hell.

Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.

There is only one door, one bridge, one ladder, between earth and heaven – the crucified Son of God.

We can never make too much of Christ. He is worthy of all the honor that we can give Him.

The Word of God is ROCK. All else is sand.

The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.

Take away the cross of Christ, and the Bible is a dark book.

Let us beware of repentance without evidence.

Better to confess Christ 1000 times now and be despised by men, than be disowned by Christ before God on the day of Judgment.

No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.

Laughter, ridicule, opposition, persecution, are often the only reward which Christ’s followers get from the world.

Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.

I used to admire people who spoke their mind. Now I admire people who speak their heart.

There are so many people with great work ethics that I’ve been around. I try and take the best qualities from the people I admire and apply it to my own self.

I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn’t matter if they have them in my size. I buy them anyway.

He admired the way I loved. Because I still gave everything that I had, even when I was left with nothing.

If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married.

What I admire about love is that, even in its weakness, it still wishes you well.

You will never be admired without being criticized first.

Three rules for a career: 1) Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself; 2) Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire; and 3) Work only with people you enjoy.