Don't ask God to give you a light burden. Ask Him to give you strong shoulders to carry a heavy burden.

The Devil did not tempt Adam and Eve to steal, to lie, to kill, to commit adultery; he tempted them to live independent of God.

When gratitude dies on the altar of a man's heart, that man is well-nigh hopeless.

The greatest ability is dependability.

It is never right to do wrong in order to get a chance to do right.

What you love and what you hate reveal what you are.

The test of your character is what it takes to stop you.

A man is a fool who leans on the arm of flesh when he can be supported by the arm of Omnipotence.

It is wonderful when God saves a drunkard which He sometimes does, but it is more wonderful still when God saves little children before they become drunkards, libertines, and degenerates.

No nation has ever prospered or been blessed like the colored people in the South.

If you do not do your God-assigned task, throughout eternity there will be a job that has never been done.

True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.

He hadn't "abused" alcohol, but had spent almost four years sitting in a chair drinking jug wine around the clock and looking, variously, at the wall, the window blind, and the TV screen.

My resting pulse as a writer is writing idealistically and romantically; aspirationally. My taste lies in quixotic heroes.

In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.

Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always.

A tree is an incomprehensibl e mystery.

I'm very down-to-earth and accessible, I think.

Don't wait for people to tell you who you are. Show them.

The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

To be in the dance bar you have to be young, good looking, able to dance, and comfortable talking to people.