Charles Spurgeon Quotes

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I have heard of some good old woman in a cottage, who had nothing but a piece of bread and a little water, and lifting up her hands, she said, as a blessing, What! all this, and Christ too?

Charles Spurgeon
Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works.

Charles Spurgeon
Let each one of us, if we have done nothing for Christ, begin to do something now. The distribution of tracts is the first thing.

Charles Spurgeon
Christian, take good care of thy faith; for recollect faith is the only way whereby thou canst obtain blessings. If we want blessings from God, nothing can fetch them down but faith. Prayer cannot draw down answers from God's throne except it be the earnest prayer of a man who believes. Faith is the angelic messenger between the soul and the Lord Jesus in glory.

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The more objects you set your heart upon, the more thorns there are to tear your peace of mind to shreds.

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That conversion which is all joy and lacks sorrow for sin, is very questionable.

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A holy life is in itself a wonderful power, and will make up for many deficiencies; it is in fact the best sermon a man can ever deliver.

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Dying is the last,but the least matter that a Christian has to be anxious about

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Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there.

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The Master knows better than to exhaust His servants and quench the light of Israel. Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to gather fresh strength.

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There are few people who think what a solemn thing it is to be a Christian. I guess there is not a believer in the world who knows what a miracle it is to be kept a believer.

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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.

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If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God would be more glorified.

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

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