Billy Sunday

Whenever a day comes when I can stand and preach God's Word without an agony of anxiety lest the people will not accept Christ; whenever a day comes when I can see men and women coming down the aisles without joy in my heart, I'll quit preaching.

Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile.

The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow.

I don't believe there are devils enough in hell to pull a boy out of the arms of a godly mother.

The trouble with many men is that they have got just enough religion to make them miserable. If there is not joy in religion, you have got a leak in your religion.

The church is not a dormitory for sleepers, it is an institution for workers; it is not a rest camp, it is a front line trench.

The backslider likes the preaching that wouldn't hit the side of a house, while the real disciple is delighted when the truth brings him to his knees.

They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.

If you have no joy in your religion, there's a leak in your Christianity somewhere.

There is a mighty power in a mother's hand. There's more power in a woman's hand than there is in a king's scepter. And there is a mighty power in a mother's kiss — inspiration, courage, hope, ambition, in a mother's kiss.