What They Said

"An humble frame of mind is the strength and ornament of every other grace, and the proper soil wherein they grow.”

“When we serve our Lord Jesus as believers should do, our God is with us; and though we have the whole world against us, if we have God with us, what does it matter?”

“The root of humility is right knowledge. The man who really knows . . . himself—and his own heart; God—and His infinite majesty and holiness; Christ—and the price at which he was redeemed; that man will never be a proud man!”

"He that hath Christ, being a pauper, hath all things; and he that hath not Christ, possessing a thousand worlds, possesses nothing for real happiness and joy."

“He who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting His own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature He ever made, or the only saint He ever loved. Approach Him and be at peace.”

“Humility may well be called the 'queen of the Christian graces'. To know our own sinfulness and weakness, and to feel our need of Christ, is the very beginning of saving religion.”

"We should be zealous for the Lord's cause. He has a cause upon the earth. It is the cause of holiness and truth. It is distinct from the world, but is intended to be a blessing to the world. It is called his Church. The Church in which he dwells, by which he works, through which he communicates his blessings."

"Oh, if you want to know what heaven is, know what Christ is, for the way to spell heaven is with those five letters that make up the word Jesus."

"Every time you draw your breath, you suck in mercy."

"Jesus always sees His disciples, when they are toiling in the waves, and at the right moment comes to deliver them. Thus it becomes possible to live a true and victorious life — in any circumstances."

"True liberty is not the right to live as we please, but the power to live as we ought."

"The Gospel which we possess was not given us only to be admired, talked of, and professed,—but to be practised. It was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, and memories, and tongues,—but to be seen in our lives."

"The union between Christ and His people is represented by Himself by the figure of a vine and its branches; teaching us that our union with Him is as real, as close, and as necessary as the union of the branch with its parent stem."

"Prosperity may cause us to rise in the world, but affliction is needful to raise us above the world."

"The habit of treasuring up a text of Scripture in the morning, to be meditated upon while engaged in the business of the world through the day — is both profitable and delightful. It is as a refreshing spring to a weary traveler."

"The measure of our love for others can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them. "

"Look at the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can. I believe that holiness is nowhere learned so well as on Calvary."

"The world is one vast hospital. Jesus is the only physician in it; he has healed thousands, he will heal thousands more; but multitudes reject him, they fancy they can do without him; they think that they are whole, and therefore do not need a physician."

"Our Lord's kingdom is not of this world; and most of His people may do their country much more essential service by pleading for it in prayer, than by finding fault with things which they have no power to alter."

"In proportion as a church is holy, in that proportion will its testimony for Christ be powerful."

"The severest self-denials and the most lavish gifts are of no value in God's esteem unless they are prompted by love."

"We speak to God in prayer. God speaks to us in His Word."

"While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God."