Quotes by Charles H. Spurgeon

“The worst thing that can happen to a man who gambles is to win”

“If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem to be against us, we do not believe Him at all.”

“Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.”

“No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.”

“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.”

“Humility is to make a right estimate of ones self.”

“When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it, he keeps a very small stock of it within”

“Of two evils, choose neither”

“A man who does nothing never has time to do anything”

“He that deserves nothing should be content with anything”

“Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of; they just turn up some of the ill weeds on to the surface.”

“Fiery trials make golden Christians”

“Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but only empties today of its strength”

“There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work”

“It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”

“As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with them”

“Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to the tremendous difficulties”

“If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word- Prayer. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell.”

“You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.”

“The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.”