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

The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.

A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats

Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.

The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians! “You are the light of the world.”

You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ.

If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.

I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.

My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

There must be a divorce between you and sin, or there can be no marriage between you and Christ.

When you trust yourself, everyone around you will trust you, too.

I can't give you the moon, ” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

Don't tear up the page and start over again when you write a bad line-try to write your way out of it. Make mistakes and plunge on. Writing is a means of discovery, always.

Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

Most magicians are afraid of magic.

Character is ethical and moral strength. People of good character have the moral awareness and strength to know the good, love the good and do the good.

When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.

What I like best is a good story with a moral.