Occupation: Author Birth: February 7, 1832 Death: May 1, 1911
Self-absorption is always a temptation to young people, and if their religion is of a sort to add to this self-absorption, I feel that it is a seriou….
God's care for us is more watchful and more tender than the care of any human father could possibly be..
God is enough! All religion is enfolded for me now in these three words..
When all else is gone, God is left, and nothing changes Him..
You must hand yourself and all your inward experiences, your temptations, your temperament, your frames and feelings, all over into the care of your ….
It is wonderful what miracles God works in wills that are utterly surrendered to Him..
I shall be glad to see thee back, daughter, for I miss thee dreadfully. I wish I did not! I was taking a nap in my chair today, and I thought I heard….
Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want..
God will help us become the people we are meant to be, if only we will ask Him.
It is hard for me to believe that any husband and wife are really happy together. And to have thee say you are is an unspeakable comfort..
Let me advise thee not to talk of thyself as being old. There is something in Mind Cure, after all, and if thee continually talks of thyself as being….
What you need to do, is to put your will over completely into the hands of your Lord, surrendering to Him the entire control of it. Say, "Yes, Lord, ….
God loves us, and the will of love is always blessing for its loved ones..
Nothing else is needed to quiet all your fears, but just this, that GOD IS..
Look upon your chastening as God's chariots sent to carry your soul into the high places of spiritual achievement..
If you were to write down all the possible ways to motivate people to do better work, friendly praise would have to come near the head of your list..
Christians, who have given themselves into the care and keeping of the Lord Jesus, still continue to bend beneath the weight of their burden, and oft….
Unless you're lead dog, the scenery never changes..
Once I knew what it was to rest upon the rock of God's promises, and it was indeed a precious resting place, but now I rest in His grace. He is teach….
Of all hateful occupations, housekeeping is to my mind the most hateful..
You can't get to second base keeping one foot on first..