Inspirational Quotes by Assorted Authors

“The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."”

“The Christian religion made its way through Paganism, unassisted by the force of human power, and as gentle as the triumphs of light over darkness.”

“Let us never put confidence in man, or in any sanctity of position, office, or dress. If apostleship did not make Judas a saint, neither will position, office, nor dress make thee a saint.”

“A man with God is always in the majority.”

“It was Lord who put into my mind that fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies. All who heard of my project rejected it with laughter, ridiculing me. There is no question that the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit, because He comforted me with rays of marvelous inspiration from the Holy Scriptures.”

“God hath divers ways into divers men. Into some he comes at noon, in the sunshine of prosperity; to some in the dark and heavy clouds of adversity. Some he affects with the music of the church; some, with some particular collect or prayer; some, with some passage of a sermon, which takes no hold of him that stands next to him. Watch the way of the Spirit of God into thee.”

“There was good reason for the silence of the Holy Spirit as to how, when, in what form Christ ordained the apostles, the reason being to show the indifferency of all forms of words.”

“I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.”

“It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.”

“If pride turned some of the angels into demons, then humility can doubtless make angels out of demons.”

“Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.”

“My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.”

“Humility is the guardian of virtue.”

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”

“It was always about mere questions that the Pharisees were so busy.”

“Those who please all men at all times ought deservedly to look on themselves with suspicion.”

“The Pharisees are not all dead yet, and are not all Jews.”

“Right Pharisees, by their long-winded prayers winding themselves into the opinions of some and the estates of others.”

“It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge.”

“The only exercise some people get is jumping at conclusions, running down their friends, sidestepping responsibility, and pushing their luck.”