"Little learning and much pride come of..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon

“A sermon wept over is more acceptable with God than one gloried over.”

“Before you go out into the world, wash your face in the clear crystal of praise. Bury each yesterday in the fine linen and spices of thankfulness.”

“Some ministers would make good martyrs: they are so dry they would burn well.”

“There should be no element of slavery in learning. Enforced exercise does no harm to the body, but enforced learning will not stay in the mind. So avoid compulsion, and let your children's lessons take the form of play.”

“It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty.”

“We ought to learn from the kine one thing: ruminating.”

“A lot of my own relatives didn't get to go to school because we were mountain people. You have to get out and work and help feed the family. My own dad couldn't read and write. And my dad was very proud of me.”

“Go for someone who is proud to have you.”

“One of the great needs of Negro children is to have books about themselves and their lives that can help them be proud.”