Charles Haddon Spurgeon
25 quotations
Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.
Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.
Of two evils, choose neither.
You must be in fashion is the utterance of weak headed mortals.
Giving is true having.
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work.
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head.
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is the knowledge of our own ignorance.
Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel.
None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.
Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.
No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers.
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.
We are all at times unconscious prophets.
Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.
The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.
No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.
It is not well to make great changes in old age.
Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.
The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.
Trust in the person's promise, who dares to refuse what they fear they cannot perform.
The wishing gate opens into nothing.
Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.