There is so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us, That it hardly behooves any of us To talk about the rest of us. Edward Wallis Hoch (1849-1925)
Category: Quotes
Words of wisdom, philosophy, encouragement and humor from various sources.
Quoted: John J. Davis on Prayer
Could it be that our generations’ seeming inability to interecede effectively is due to a lack of personal, continuous fellowship with the Savior? John J. Davis, Paradise to Prison pg. 196
Quoted: Victor Hugo on Ideas
An invasion of armies can be resisted. But not an idea whose time has come.
Quoted: George Stillman Hillard on Liberty
If liberty with law is fire on the hearth, liberty without law is fire on the floor.
Quoted: Thomas Jones on Friendship
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Quoted: C. S. Lewis on Philosophy
To be ignorant and simple now – not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground – would be to throw down our weapons, and betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other… Continue reading Quoted: C. S. Lewis on Philosophy
Quoted: Allen Ratta on The Small Church
When you drive by a small church it may look insignificant but things of great eternal import may be happening inside. Furthermore, many small, insignificant-looking churches are destined to become big and have an even greater impact for Christ. God’s Word convinces me, that explosive Kingdom potential exists where just two or three people gather… Continue reading Quoted: Allen Ratta on The Small Church
Quoted: John F. Kennedy on Liberty
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Quoted: James N. Anderson on God
Some people, even a few Pentecostals, believe in a village god. A god that is created and sustained to meet their needs. It does not reach out and does not transcend their current crisis most of the time. The closer we get, as a collective, to sole human reasoning as a guide in our society… Continue reading Quoted: James N. Anderson on God
Quoted: William Barclay on Christianity’s God
It is not so very difficult to think of a God who will forgive the sinner who comes humbly and penitently back to him on his hands and knees; but no man outside Christianity had ever thought of a God who would deliberately go out and seek for the sinner until he found him and… Continue reading Quoted: William Barclay on Christianity’s God