"You say, 'If I had a little..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon
You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
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“At any rate, cost what it may, to separate ourselves from those who separate themselves from the truth of God is not alone our liberty, but our duty.”
“I long for nothing more earnestly than to serve God with all my might.”
“The saved man is not a perfect man, but his heart's desire is to become perfect.”
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“Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it.... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.”
“I could be well content To entertain the lag-end of my life With quiet hours.”
“Last night my teacher taught me the lesson of Poverty: Having nothing and wanting nothing.”
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“There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.”
“Who is unhappy with little, won't be with much; who doesn't appreciate the small won't be able to take care of the large; who doesn't have enough with enough is at the margin or virtue, for the physical body lives from one day to another and if it gets what it really needs, there will be time for meditation, as long as if we try to give it everything it desires, endless will be the task.”
“Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason for taking the goods of others, whereas causes for taking life are rarer and more quickly destroyed.”