“If the whole work was finished and the whole debt paid, 

what is there left for me to do?”

—Hudson Taylor

“I’m not afraid of failure;

I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.”

—William Carey

“May your character not be a writing upon the sand,

but an inscription upon the rock!”

—Charles Spurgeon

“judge not according to the appearance,

but judge righteous judgment”

(John 7:24).

“Faith is the road, but communion with Jesus

is the well from which the pilgrim drinks.”

—Charles Spurgeon

“Let not thy peace depend on the tongues of men; for whether they judge well of thee or ill, thou art not on that account other than thyself. Where are true peace and true glory? Are they not in God? And he that careth not to please men, nor feareth to displease them, shall enjoy much peace.” 

—Charles Spurgeon

“Without oil the axle soon grows hot, and accidents occur; 

and if there be not a holy cheerfulness to oil our wheels, 

our spirits will be clogged with weariness.” 

—Charles Spurgeon

“It is not great talents God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.”

—Charles Spurgeon

“Evil things are easy things: for they are natural to our fallen nature.

Right things are rare flowers that need cultivation.”

—Charles Spurgeon