"Most of the grand truths of God..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon
Most of the grand truths of God have to be learned by trouble; they must be burned into us with the hot iron of affliction, otherwise we shall not truly receive them.
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“There’s no shame about any honest calling; don’t be afraid of soiling your hands, there’s plenty of soap to be had.”
“The more objects you set your heart upon, the more thorns there are to tear your peace of mind to shreds.”
“Oh my brethren, Bold hearted men are always called mean-spirited by cowards!”
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“The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.”
“If you demand my authorities for this and that, I must reply that only those who have never hunted up the authorities as I have believe that there is any authority who is not contradicted flatly by some other authority.”
“Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."”