J.C. Spencer Quotes

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

Humility is royalty without a crown.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change sin into righteousness.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

Do it. Do it right. Do it right now.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Real craftsmanship, regardless of the skill involved, reflects real caring, and real caring reflects our attitude about ourselves, about our fellowmen, and about life.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

Dream beautiful dreams and then work to make those dreams come true.

Quit your job. Buy a ticket. Get a tan. Fall in love. Never return.

I am convinced that each of us, at some time in our lives, must discover the scriptures for ourselves—and not just discover them once, but rediscover them again and again.

There are great challenges ahead of us, giant opportunities to be met. I welcome that exciting prospect and feel to say to the Lord, humbly, 'Give me this MOUNTAIN,' give me these challenges.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.

A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.

The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different

Wherever a cat sits, there shall happiness be found.

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

The issues and challenges surrounding nuclear non-proliferation are continuously evolving. Theyve changed dramatically at several junctures in recent memory.

Success is not measured in achievement of goals, but in the stress and strain of meeting those goals

"Antiques Roadshow" is my favorite show. Every Monday night I have one hour of appointment television. I get the popcorn out and tell my husband, "don't bother me."

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.

Every drop of human blood contains a history book written in the language of our genes.

The only things I regret, and the only things I'll ever regret are things I didn't do. In the end, that's what we mourn. The paths we didn't take. The people we didn't touch.

The real superstar is a man or a woman raising six kids on $150 a week.

To play billiards well was a sign of an ill-spent youth

I love nothing more than a good, rich, dark chocolate. It exhilarates. It satisfies.

On cable TV they have a weather channel - 24 hours of weather. We had something like that where I grew up. We called it a window

Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.

Education is preparation to live completely.

It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.

Ideally, brewers interpret history, and through science they create art.

Grace is inexplicable, inappropriate, out of bounds, offensive, excessive, & given to the wrong people.

I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause.

Wherever you have a plot of land, however small, plant a garden. Staying close to the soil is good for the soul.

I am not afraid of death. What I am afraid of is that I will meet the Saviour and He will say, 'You could have done better'

We are not measured by the trials we meet -- only by those we overcome.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Some of the greatest sermons that have ever been preached were preached by the singing of a song.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

The most important attribute of man as a moral being is the faculty of self-control.