"Soul-serving requires a heart that beats hard..." - Quote by Charles Spurgeon
Soul-serving requires a heart that beats hard against the ribs. It requires a soul full of the milk of human kindness. This is the sine qua non of success.
More by Charles Spurgeon
“Our spiritual manhood in heaven will discard many things which we now count precious, as a full-grown man discards the treasures of his childhood.”
“A man will speedily sit down and sympathize with a friend's griefs, but if he sees him honored and esteemed, he is apt to regard him as a rival and does not so readily rejoice with him. This ought not to be; without effort, we ought to be happy in our brother's happiness.”
“No man ever served God by doing things tomorrow.”
More on Service
“Service to many leads to greatness- great respect, great satisfaction.”
“Search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.”
“They, and we, are the legacies of an unbroken chain of proud men and women who served their country with honor, who waged war so that we might know peace, who braved hardship so that we might know opportunity, who paid the ultimate price so that we might know freedom.”
More on Kindness
“Being kind doesn't mean being soft or a wuss. Kindness is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of confidence. If you have developed a reputation for kindness and consideration, then even the most unpleasant decisions will go down easier because everyone will understand why you are doing what you are doing. They will realize that your decision must be necessary, and is not arbitrary or without empathy. As the old saying puts it, 'To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.'”
“Love is perfect kindness.”
“I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”