If we truly love Christ, we will want to please and honor Him by the way we live. Even the thought of hurting Him or bringing disgrace to His name will be abhorrent to us.

There are three of you. There is the person you think you are. There is the person others think you are. There is the person God knows you are and can be through Christ.

A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.

Be assured that there is no sin you have ever committed that the blood of Jesus Christ cannot cleanse.

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.

The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Confidentiality is the essence of being trusted.

In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.

Someday your life will be over, no matter how much attention you give to your health. Will you look back with regret, because you nourished your body but starved your soul?

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.

I didn’t think saying good-bye would be so hard. And with everything that’s to come—We’ll face it together. To whatever end.

Underlying many aspects of water development is a myth: the myth that we must have more.

Understanding your importance does not minimize those around you, it brings fulfillment to everyone.

Do the best that you can in the place where you are, and be kind.

If you smile, even if you’re feeling bad, the action of the muscles will trick your brain into thinking you’re happy

..it's awful not to be loved. It's the worst thing in the world...It makes you mean, and violent, and cruel.

The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on to a hundred.

There may be more to learn from climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains.

I served with General Washington in die Legislature of Virginia...and...with Doctor Franklin in Congress. I never heard neither of them speak ten minutes at a time, nor to any but the main point.