Charles Spurgeon Quotes
The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.
Giving is true having.
Remove an old tree, and it will wither and die. It is not well to make great changes in old age.
No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the windows which hope has opened.
There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech.
Man's wonder grows with his knowledge.
Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.
Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work.
The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win.
He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains proves that he has no brains of his own.
Of two evils, choose neither.
Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.
Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.
Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.
Hope itself is like a star - not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.
Wisdom is not knowledge; we must not confound the two. Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.
Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.
None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves. He who is greedy of applause never gives a cheer for a rival.
The greatest works are done by the ones. The hundreds do not often do much, the companies never; it is the units, the single individuals, that are the power and the might.
You say, "If I had a little more, I should be very well satisfied." You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it.
Give yourself unto reading.
The man who never reads will never be read;
He who never quotes will never be quoted.
He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains,
Proves that he has no brains of his own.
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.
A good character is the best tombstone. Those why loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered; Carve your name on hearts and not on marble. So live towards others that they will keep your; memory green when the grass grows on your grave.
