Norman MacLeod Quotes

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Courage, brother! do not stumble,
Though thy path be dark as night;
There's a star to guide the humble,
Trust in God and do the Right.

Norman MacLeod

My faith is, that there is a greater amount of revelation given to guide each man by the principles laid down in the Bible, by conscience, and by providence, than most men are aware of. It is not the light which is defective, it is an eye to see it.

Norman MacLeod

I feel convinced that every man has given him of God much more than he has any idea of, and that he can help on the world's work more than he knows of. What we want is the single eye that will see what our work is, the humility to accept it, however lowly, the faith to do it for God, the perseverance to go on till death.

Norman MacLeod

Experienced European travelers, when they hire a boat for a journey on the Nile, always stipulate that it shall be sunk for a certain number of days, in order to clear it of the various insect pests to which such vessels are liable, but which seem to cause no discomfort to the Oriental owners.

Norman MacLeod

The name of cockroach is a double absurdity, as it is neither a cock nor a roach. The name, indeed, is a contraction of a Lingua-Franca word, which signifies light-shunner, and is therefore peculiarly appropriate to the darkness-loving cockroach.

Norman MacLeod