WORDS OF WISDOM

"So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; — Proverbs 2:2

ABILITY

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:" — 2 Corinthians 9:8

"Ability is that sufficiency which cometh from God." — John Wycliffe (Called the "Morning Star of the Reformation")

"Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship." — Thomas Fuller ( English churchman and historian 1608-1661)

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ACCOMPLISHMENT

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10

"Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement." — W. Clement Stone (Success book author)

"Success . . . seems to be connected with action. Sucessful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit." — Conrad Hilton (1877-1979 Founded Hilton Hotel chain)

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." — Henry Ford

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

" He who has begun, has the work half done." — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one." — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author

"The unhappiest man on earth is the one who has nothing to do." — Henry Ford

"There are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying." — George S. Patton

"The beginning is the most important part of the work. " — Plato

"The hard is what makes it GREAT! " — John Naber (1976 Four Olympic Gold Medal winner in Swimming )

"The starting point of all achievement is desire." — Napoleon Hill

"I started reading about people of great accomplishment ... and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you." — Dr. Ben Carson

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that EVERY ONE may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." — 2 Corinthians 5:10

"Perfectionism spells paralysis." — Winston Churchill

"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." — Henry Ford

"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Above all, try something " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. " — Bruce Lee

"Night is a more quiet time to work. It aids thought. " — Alexander Graham Bell - 1847-1922 (Inventor of the telephone)

"I start where the last man left off." — Thomas A. Edison

"Take calculated risks." — George S. Patton

"There is joy in work... There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something." — Henry Ford

"Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"To reach a port we must set sail" — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." — Tom Landry

"The best thing about a thing well done is to have done it." — Bartlett's

"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." — George S. Patton

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." — Theodore Roosevelt

"Action is eloquence." — William Shakespeare

"Then said she, 'Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man [Boaz] will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.' " — Ruth 3:18

" I hate a thing done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly; it it be wrong, leave it undone." — Gilpin

" Trust in thine own untried capacity — Some feet ill tread all heights now unattained — Why not thine on? — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"The way we do things is to begin." — Horace Greely

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10

"The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal." — Menander (Greek Dramatist 342-290 B.C.)

"If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. " — Thomas A. Edison

" Divide your movement into easy-to-do sections. If you fail, divide again." — Peter Nivio Zarlenga

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." — John C. Maxwell

"Many politicians are in habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim." — Abraham Lincoln

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13 (NAS)

"People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things." — Edmund Hillary (On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.)

"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." — John D. Rockefeller

"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." — John D. Rockefeller

"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself." — Alexander Graham Bell - 1847-1922 (Inventor of the telephone)

"There is a way to do it better ... find it! " — Thomas A. Edison

"He that is overcautious will accomplish little." — Schiller (From William Tell)

"Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal" — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." — John Wooden" ( Considered by many to be the greatest college basketball coach ever. 1910-2010)

"When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve." — Napoleon Hill

"Pogress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty. I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." — Theodore Roosevelt

"If you don't know what to do, don't do anything." — Desi Arnaz

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ADVERSITY

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."— Proverbs 24:10

" The North Wind made the Vikings!" — From the Scandinavian

"If there were no valleys of sadness and death, we could never really appreciate the sunshine of happiness on the mountaintop." — Roy Rogers

"Life is getting up one more time than you've been knocked down." — John Wayne

"To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage." — W. Clement Stone (Success book author)

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." — Theodore Roosevelt

"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." — George S. Patton

"When you're going through hell, keep going." — Winston Churchill

"Take things always by their smooth handle." — Thomas Jefferson (One of his "Ten Rules for Life".)

( In other words, there is usually a easier, more efficient way of doing things that are difficult — use your head and take the easier and more efficient way.)

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." — Romans 8:28

"The wind in ones face makes one wise." — George Herbert

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

"We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds." — Aristotle Onassis (Greek Shipping Magnate 1906-1975)

"Storms make oaks take deeper root." — George Herbert

"All sunshine makes the desert." — Arab Proverb

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them." — Publius Syrus

"Calm seas never made a good sailor" — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it." — Vince Lombardi

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." — Ernest Hemingway

"The most generous vine, if not pruned, runs out into many superfluous stems and grows at last weak and fruitless: so doth the best man if he be not cut short in his desires, and pruned with afflictions." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive." — Lee Iacocca

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure." — Peter Marshall

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive." — Lee Iacocca

"An grindstone that has no grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax. And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to make a man? — Henry Ward Beecher Clergyman 1813-1887)

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body." — Seneca

"It takes both rain and sunshine to make a desert. "— Apples of Gold

"The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character." — Arnold Schwarzenegger

" Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes it's jewels with." — Leighton

"It's that 'daily grind' that gives us polish!" — Pastor Phill

"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened." — Sir Philip Sidney — Gallant English soldier 1554-1886

(The above analogy is taken from the practice of loading Psalm trees with weights so they will grow straighter.)

"The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances." — Anon

" A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man; kites rise against and not with the wind." — Gems of Thought

"You learn to know a pilot in a storm." — Seneca

"The boy who is going to make a great man...must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." — Theodore Roosevelt

"He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity." — Ben Jonson (English Playwright 1572-1637)

"The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude." — Francis Bacon (English Philosopher 1561-1626)

"Oh, how strenuous is life! I know a little of it. Men "ought always to pray, and not to faint." How fierce the battle! I know something of the conflict, but I ought not to faint, because I can pray." — G. Campbell Morgan 1863-1945 (British preacher and Bible teacher)

"Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve." — Leonardo de Vinci

"It isnt enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle." — Golda Meir ( 1898-1978, former Prime Minister of Israel)

"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity." — Seneca

"When you come against trouble, it's never half as bad if you face up to it." — John Wayne

"A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for." — Albert Einstein

"You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity." — Golda Meir ( 1898-1978, former Prime Minister of Israel)

"Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice." — Zig Ziglar

"The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"Everyone's life is a warfare, and that long and various." #8212;& Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"We acheive to the degree that we overcome the negative. Achievers pay the price of achievement. They sacrifice, struggle, work on, perhaps alone, weary and discouraged, and yet at each step overcome the negative. Overcoming the negative is the price of achievement #8212;& the price of greatness. " — Wynn Davis from The Best of SUCCESS

"There is no man living that can not do more than he thinks he can." — Henry Ford

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AMERICA

"I have always believed that this anointed land was set apart in an uncommon way, that a DIVINE PLAN placed this great continent here BETWEEN THE OCEANS to be found by people from every corner of the Earth who had a special love of faith and freedom." — Ronald Reagan — Thanksgiving Day 1982

"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." — George Washington

"We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand, which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us." — Abraham Lincoln

"Inside the Bible's pages lie the answers to all the problems that mankind has ever known. I hope Americans will read and study the Bible." — Ronald Reagan

"The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." — Abraham Lincoln

"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained." — George Washington

"Each day millions of our citizens approach our Maker on bended knee, seeking His grace and giving thanks for the many blessings He bestows upon us." — George W Bush

"If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." — Ronald Reagan

"We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God." — George H. W. Bush

"The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." — John F. Kennedy

"Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic unto the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people." — Andrew Jackson

"Our political way of life is by the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God, and of course presupposes the existence of God, the moral ruler of the universe, and a rule of right and wrong, of just and unjust, binding upon man, preceding all institutions of human society and government." — John Quincy Adams

"I hope that you have re-read the Constitution of the United States in these past few weeks. Like the Bible, it ought to be read again and again. " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"As Commander-in-Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength...an aid in attaining the highest aspiration of the human soul." — Franklin D. Roosevelt — These words were written inside Bibles issued to soldiers during World War II.

"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are a gift of God... I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice and cannot sleep forever." — Thomas Jefferson

"Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens." — Daniel Webster

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow." — Thomas Paine (1737-1809 - Authored book Common Sense)

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water." — Jeremiah 2:13

No greater blessing could come to our land today than a revival of the spirit of religion. I doubt if there is any problem in the world today — social, political, or economic — that would not find happy solution if approached in the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor." — George Washington

"I have always said and always will say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume [Bible] will make us better citizens." — Thomas Jefferson

"For centuries the Bible's emphasis on compassion and love for our neighbor has inspired institutional and governmental expressions of benevolent outreach such as private charity, the establishment of schools and hospitals, and the abolition of slavery." — Ronald Reagan

" Deep religious beliefs stemming from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible inspired many of the early settlers of our country, providing them with the strength, character, convictions, and faith necessary to withstand great hardship and danger in this new and rugged land. These shared beliefs helped forge a sense of common purpose among the widely dispersed colonies - a sense of community which laid the foundation for the spirit of nationhood that was to develop in later decades. — Ronald Reagan .

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ANGELS

"But to which of the angels said He at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" — Hebrews 1:13-14

" The good Lord forgive me that I suffered much to His Divine Presence, the presence of His holy angels. It is, I confess, my great sin that I have filled mine eyes with other objects, and have been slack in returning praises to God , for the continual assistance of those blessed and beneficent spirits. Oh, that the dust and clay were washed out of my eyes, that I might behold together with the presence, the numbers, the beauties and excellencies of those my ever present guardians. — Bishop Hall

"Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us." — Thomas Paine (1737-1809 - Authored book Common Sense)

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ANGER

"But now ye also put off all these; ANGER, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." Colossians 3:8

" A LITTLE pot boils easily." — Dutch Proverb

"He that is SLOW TO ANGER is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32

"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry." — Winston Churchill

"It is essential ... that you should form and adopt certain rules or principles, for the government of your own conduct and temper. Unless you have such rules and principles, there will be numberless occasions on which you will have no guide for your government but your passions..It is in the Bible, you must learn them, and from the Bible how to practice them." — John Quincy Adams

"Anger is just one letter short of danger." — Pastor Phill

"Anger so clouds the mind that it cannot perceive the truth." — Cato the Elder (Greek Historian 234-145 B.C.)

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay." — Seneca

"Get mad, then get over it." — Colin Powell- Former U.S Secretary of State "

"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong." — Baltasar Gracian

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ATTITUDE

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

" Attitude is a LITTLE thing that makes a BIG difference!" — Pastor Phill

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." — William James (1842-1910)

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan

"There is ONE THING over which each person has absolute inherent control, and that is his MENTAL ATTITUDE." — W. Clement Stone (Success book author)

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." — Proverbs 25:28

"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force." — Irving Berlin (Composer)

"A happy person is not a person is a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." — Hugh Downs (Television, news Anchor)

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances." — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Chuck Swindoll

"It's what you think that makes the world seem sad or gay to you. Your mind may make all things grey, or make them radiant hue." — Grenville Kleiser

"But remember that the will is character in action. If we would create something, we must be something. That is character. Character is higher than intellect. Character is the direct result of mental attitude. A man cannot dream himself into character. He must hammer and forge on for himself. He cannot copy someone else's qualities, he must develop his own character qualities to fit his personality. " — Vince Lombardi

"When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

" "Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." — Fulton J. Sheen

"Outer changes always begin with an inner change of attitude." — Albert Einstein

"The Art of Success.... Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience, and enthusiasm. . . . Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated. It is refusing to let present loss interfere with your long-range goal.... Success is relative and individual and personal. It is your answer to the problem of making your minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years add up to a great life." — Wilferd Peterson

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BIBLE

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." — 2 Timothy 2:15

"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther

"Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves." — William Gurnall (Author of The Christian in Complete Armour — 1600's)

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." — Acts 17:11

"A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides." Immanuel Kant —( German Philosopher 1724-1804)

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

"I prayed for faith and thought that some day faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.' I had up to this time closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since." — Dwight L. Moody

"The Bible ...shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant could drown," — Matthew Henry

"The best law for Bible study is the law of perseverance." — Dwight L. Moody

"When I pray, I talk to God, but when I read the Bible, God is talking to me; and it is really more important that God should speak to me than that I should speak to Him I believe we should know better how to pray if we knew our Bibles better. What is an army good for if they don't know how to use their weapons?" — Dwight L. Moody

"For nothing ought to be posited ([assumed as true] without a reason given, unless it is self-evident (literally, known through itself) or known by experience or proved by the authority of Sacred Scripture." — William of Okham (1287 - 1347-Franciscan Theologian)

"There is no business, no avocation whatever, which will not permit a man, who had the inclination, to give a time, every day to study." — Daniel Wyttenbach (German Swiss Theologian 1746-1829)

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."— Acts 17:11

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." — Romans 10:17

" Faith needs her daily bread." Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887)

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6

"It is the simple truth to say that the New Testament books became canonical because no one could stop them doing so." — William Barclay (Theologian and Writer)

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt PRESERVE them from this generation for ever. Psalm 12:6-7

"Now what is food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of God; and here again, not the simple reading of the Word of God, so that it only passes through our minds, just as water passes through a pipe, but considering what we read, pondering it over and applying it to our hearts." — George Mueller

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,nor standeth in the way of sinners,nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the Lord;and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;his leaf also shall not wither;and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." — Psalms 1:1-3

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" — Psalm 119:103

"The Scriptures explain themselves." (His last words before dying)" — Arthur W. Pink (Bible Commentator 1986-1952)

"An English professor in the 1920's began his course by stating, "The three greatest creations in English are the the King James Version of the Holy Scriptures, the works of William Shakespeare and the Book of Common Prayer. Of these, the King James Bible has had the most enduring influence over the centuries and in the present." — Reader's Digest Success With Words (1983)

"Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God." — R. A. Torrey

"I believe that in the end the truth will conquer." — John Wycliffe

"To read the Bible is to take a trip to a fair land where the spirit is strenghtened and faith renewed." — Dwight Eisenhower (34th President of United States) .

"Read the Bible, and read it again, and do not despair of help to understand something of the will and mind of God, though you think they are fast locked up from you. Neither trouble yourself, though you may not have commentaries and expositions; pray and read, and read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from man." John Bunyan — (Puritan writer)

There is misinformation being circulated about the King James Bible, wrongly stating it was based upon the Codex Vaticanus. The Greek text of the KJV Bible was based upon the Textus Receptus text. The Textus Receptus (Latin for "Received Text") is a Greek New Testament that provided the textual base for the vernacular translations of the Reformation Period. It was NOT translated from the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, that many of the newer Bibles such as the New International or New American Standard versions are based upon. I will have more to say about this in the future. Suffice it to say that many believe the Textus Receptus ; though it is an newer text than the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, does not mean it is an inferior text. The belief is that the superior texts, such as the Textus Receptus, survived the test of time and inferior ones were rejected. We will discuss more of this later on in articles to come. — Phill Dunagan

"Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles." — John Wycliffe (Made first translation of the Latin Vulgate into Middle English in the year 1382, now known as Wycliffe's Bible. Before that, the complete Bible was only read by those who understood Latin; chiefly the Roman Clergy)

"Bible Study is like eating peanuts. The more you eat, the more you want to eat!" — Paul Little

"Each morning when I went downstairs to breakfast, my father — a busy missionary surgeon — would be sitting reading his Bible. At night, her work behind her, my mother would be doing the same. Anything that could capture the interest and devotion of those I admired and loved the most, I reasoned, must be worth investigating. So at an early age I began reading my Bible and found it to be, in the words of the old Scotsman, "sweet pasturage". — Ruth Bell Graham

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, NOURISHED up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6

"Say not: 'When I have free time I shall study', for you may perhaps never have any free time." — Hillel the Elder (110 BCE - 10 CE)

" What you memorize of the Bible is a constant spur to memorize more. As you learn a passage word for word, new meanings constantly pour into your mind. You may have read a passage a hundred times, yet hidden truths come out crystal clear as memorization SPOTLIGHTS every sentence into importance." — Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)

"I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God's Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me." — William Tyndale

"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." — Galatians 1:8

"The word of God STEADIES me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences." — Evander Holyfield (Five time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

"The book of books, the storehouse and magazine of life and comfort, the holy Scriptures." — George Herbert

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." — 1 Peter 5:10

"It is essential ... that you should form and adopt certain rules or principles, for the government of your own conduct and temper. Unless you have such rules and principles, there will be numberless occasions on which you will have no guide for your government but your passions..It is in the Bible, you must learn them, and from the Bible how to practice them." — John Quincy Adams

"We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that WE ARE LAZY." — R.C. Sproul

"Bibles laid open, millions of surprises." — George Herbert

"No book in the world deserves to be so unceasingly studied, and so profoundly meditated upon as the Bible." — John Quincy Adams

"The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible." — John Quincy Adams

"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year." — John Quincy Adams

"My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. It seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. It is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue." — John Quincy Adams

The Bible carries with it the history of the creation, the fall and redemption of man, and discloses to him, in the infant born at Bethlehem, the Legislator and Savior of the world." — John Quincy Adams

"I hope that you have re-read the Constitution of the United States in these past few weeks. Like the Bible, it ought to be read again and again. " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"As Commander-in-Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength...an aid in attaining the highest aspiration of the human soul." — Franklin D. Roosevelt — These words were written inside Bibles issued to soldiers during World War II.

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water." — Jeremiah 2:13

No greater blessing could come to our land today than a revival of the spirit of religion. I doubt if there is any problem in the world today — social, political, or economic — that would not find happy solution if approached in the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

There is a record of a conversation between Daniel Webster and his illustrious companions. Webster was Secretary of State 1841-1843 and ran for President of the United States. Someone raised the question as to the finest and most beautiful passage in the Bible. One argued for the creation story, one for the Sermon on the Mount, a third for the description of the redeemed in Revelation. Webster slowly quoted the exquisite words — "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." — Habakkuk 3:17-18

Here is a little poem I wanted to share with you that will help you in your Bible Study. You may want to write it somewhere in your Bible so that you will not lose it and you can share it with others." — Pastor Phill

The New Testament is in the Old Testament Contained

The Old Testament is in the New Testament Explained.

The New Testament is in the Old Testament Concealed

The Old Testament is in the New Testament Revealed

" Apply yourself wholly to the Scriptures, and apply the Scriptures wholly to yourself." — Johann A. Bengel ( 1687 - 1752 - Provided a German New Testament)

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." — 2 Timothy 3:16-17

"Some five hundred years ago in London a number of poor men were praying for liberty to read the Bible. On that spot where the prayer meeting was held stand the buildings of the Bible Society today." — A Naismith ( The first organization in Britain to be called "The Bible Society" was founded in 1779 ) .

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." — Psalms 12:6-7

"If we are to have revivals, we must revive our reverence of the Word of God." — Charles Spurgeon

"Inside the Bible's pages lie the answers to all the problems that mankind has ever known. I hope Americans will read and study the Bible." — Ronald Reagan

"I believe the chief reason I have been kept happy in useful service is that I have been a lover of Holy Scripture. It has been my habit to read through the Bible four times a year; in a prayerful spirit, to apply it to my heart and practice what I find there. I have been for sixty years a happy man." — George Meuller

"Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart." — Psalm 119:111

"Go to the Bible for your protection, correction and direction!" — Pastor Phill

"The Bible's treasures are found for those who dig for them!" — Pastor Phill

"My son, if thou wilt receive my words,and hide my commandments with thee;so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge,and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God." — Proverbs 2:1-5

" The study of God's Word, for the purpose of discovering God's will, is the secret discipline which has formed the greatest characters." — James Waddel Alexander ( Presbyterian Minister 1804-1859)

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." — Ephesians 5:17

"The highest earthly enjoyments are but a shadow of the joy I find in reading God's Word." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days' Queen"

"Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart." —Psalm 119:111

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" — Psalm 119:103

"The Bible is the book we live by. Bible reading is the means by which we learn, and keep fresh in our minds, the ideas that mold our lives. Our lives are the product of our thoughts. To live right, we must think right. We must read the Bible frequently and regularly in our minds ; so that His thoughts become our thoughts; so that our ideas may become conformed to God's ideas; so that we my be transformed into God's own image and be made fit for eternal companionship with our Creator." — Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)

"But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." — Matthew 4:4

"If there be anything in the Church to which you belong which is contrary to the inspired Word, leave that Church!" — Charles Spurgeon

"The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

"If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; — Colossians 1:23

"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

"For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." — Isaiah 66:1-2

"I read the Bible to find out what is happening today." — Eli Wiesel (Writer of experiences as a Jewish prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.)

"Nobody ever outgrows Scripture, the Book widens and deepens with the years" — Charles Spurgeon

"The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

"If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; — Colossians 1:23

"For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." — Isaiah 66:1-2

"It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams. Through it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it. Like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men. — Johannes Gutenberg — (Invented first Printing Press 1440. The "Gutenberg Bible" was the first major printing of a book. It was an edition of the Latin Vulgate distributed in 1450.

"In response to an atheist, I ask, ' Did you know that you are mentioned in the Bible?' Then I show them Psalms 14:1, 'The fool hath said in his heart there is not God.' — Charles Spurgeon

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." — Psalms 12:6-7

"Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there." — Adam Clarke

"A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to a person who isn't." — The Country Parson

"For when it pleased the Lord in Aug. 1829, to bring me really to the Scriptures, my life and walk became very different. And though even since that I have very much fallen short of what I might and ought to be, yet, by the grace of God, I have been enabled to live much nearer to Him than before." — George Mueller

" For the last twenty years Rosalyn and I have read a portion of the Bible each night. When we're together, we alternate reading aloud, and when we're apart we enjoy knowing that we are contemplating the same text. We have been through the entire Bible several times in Spanish, to practice a foreign language as we nurture ourselves spiritually." — Jimmy Carter ( 39th President of the United States)

"Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine." — 1 Timothy 4:13

" I know the Bible is inspired because it finds me at greater depths of my being than any other book." — Samuel Coleridge ( Theologian 1772-1834)

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." — Hebrews 4:12

"The Bible in the memory is better than the Bible in the book case." — Charles Spurgeon

"I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world." — John Quincy Adams

"I have always said and always will say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume [Bible] will make us better citizens." — Benjamin Franklin

"The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church. But the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians. 'You are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).' " — Charles Spurgeon

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627-1691)

"When we make a serious effort to study the Bible, we are essentially enrolling in the "University of Higher Learning." — Pastor Phill

"All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time". — John Ruskin

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." — 2 Timothy 3:16-17

"I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man may be nourished...I saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God and to meditation on it." — George Muller

"For a number of years I have now annually read through the Bible twice. If the Bible were a large, mighty tree and all its words were little branches I have tapped at all the branches, eager to know what was there and what it had to offer." — Martin Luther

" The Bible is a window in this prison world, through which we may gaze into eternity." — Timothy Dwight (Theologian 1752- 1817)

"The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray." — George Mueller

"I usually find that the greatest doubters are the people who do not read the Bible." — Charles Spurgeon

"Try to edge in a little walking, a little reading and some Bible Study every day!" — Pastor Phill

"The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts. I solemnly state this from the experience of fifty four years.... I have read the Bible through one hundred times, and always with increasing delight. Each time it seems like a new book to me. Great has been the blessing from consecutive, diligent daily study. I look upon it as a lost day when I have not had a good time over the word of God." — George Muller

"In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me strength and light." — Robert E. Lee

Charlie Hodge, Elvis' best friend recalled about Elvis Presley, "Shortly before Elvis died he brought me a list of books he wanted Larry to bring in from Hollywood. When we found him [after Elvis' death] the last book he read was Shroud of Turin,Italy. But always his favorite book ; the book he read more than any other book; he always had one beside him in every bed he slept in; whether in motel room, hotel room or his home; he had the BIBLE — the BIBLE was Elvis' favorite book!" — Charlie Hodge

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

"Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts." — Jerome

"The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests." — Andrew Jackson (Seventh President of the United States)

"Whosoever you are who introduce new doctrines, I beseech you to spare the ears of Romans! Spare that faith which was commended by the voice of an Apostle. Why should you attempt to teach us, at the end of hundreds of years, that which we never heard before? Why bring forward what Peter and Paul did not will to make known? Until this day, the world was Christian without your doctrine. Thus, I hold as an old man onto that faith wherein I was regenerated as a boy." — Jerome

"Scripture is like a lion. Who ever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose and it will defend itself." — Charles Spurgeon

"They (scriptures) are not dead words; they are living creatures, and have hands and feet." — Martin Luther

"For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." — Hebrews 4:12 (NAS)

"The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength." — Warren W Wiersbe

"Don't say God is silent when your Bible has been closed! " — Charles Spurgeon

"I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. I have followed the Sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors." — John Wycliffe

"The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible" — George Washington Carver

"But among all our joys, there was no one that more filled our hears, than the blessed continuance of the preaching of GOD'S SACRED WORD among us; which is that INESTIMABLE TREASURE WHICH EXCELLETH ALL THE RICHES OF THE EARTH. " — King James Version Bible Translators- in their preface to King James 1611.

"The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver." — Psalms 119:72

"There are things in the Old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible Word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit." — Robert E. Lee

"There is no book that has had as much opposition as the Bible. Men have laughed at it, they have scorned it, they have ridiculed it, they have made laws against it." — Adrian Rogers

"To read the Bible is to travel to a far land where the spirit is refreshed and faith renewed." — Dwight Eisenhower ( 34th President of the United States)

"All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time". — John Ruskin

"Learn to use scripture so that you take home to yourself all of it's teaching, all it's precepts, all it's promises, all it's doctrines, for bread on the table does not nourish; it is the bread you eat that will really sustain you." — Charles Spurgeon

"The Scriptures sprang out of God." — William Tyndale

"Christ desires his mysteries to be published abroad as widely as possible. I would that [the Gospels and the epistles of Paul] were translated into all languages, of all Christian people, and that they might be read and known." — William Tyndale

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BITTERNESS

"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;" — Hebrews 12:15

" Our trials and difficulties, through Christ's strength, should make us BETTER — not BITTER!" — Pastor Phill

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BOOKS

"And Moses was LEARNED in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds." — Acts 7:22

"I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world." — John Quincy Adams

"The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments." — 2 Timothy 4:13

"A good book contains more real wealth than a good bank." — Roy L. Smith (Clergyman)

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them" — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author

"Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed." — J. Paul Getty

"People die, but books never die." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway

"Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances" — Robert E. Lee

"There is no business, no avocation whatever, which will not permit a man, who had the inclination, to give a time, every day to study." — Daniel Wyttenbach (German Swiss Theologian 1746-1829)

"My books are my tools, and greater their variety and perfection, the greater my help to my literary life." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, best known for compiling The New Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

"A great library contains the diary of the human race. The great consulting room of a wise man is a library." — G. Dawson {The New Dictionary of Thoughts)

"The things I want to know are in books. My best friend it the man who'll get me a book I ain't read." Abraham Lincoln

"Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read." — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

"All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time". — John Ruskin

"A book worth reading is worth buying." — John Ruskin

—"A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them." — Horace Mann

"There are three services which books may render in the home: they may be ornaments, tools or friends." — Dr. Lyman Abbott (1835-1922 Pastor and Author)

"Read first the best books. The important thing for you is not how much you know, but the quality of what you know." — Erasmus (1465-1636)

"Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself." — Erasmus (1465-1636)

"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." — Erasmus (1465-1636)

"Your library is your paradise." — Erasmus (1465-1636)

Charlie Hodge, Elvis' best friend recalled about Elvis Presley, "Shortly before Elvis died he brought me a list of books he wanted Larry to bring in from Hollywood. When we found him [after Elvis' death] the last book he read was Shroud of Turin,Italy. But always his favorite book ; the book he read more than any other book; he always had one beside him in every bed he slept in; whether in motel room, hotel room or his home; he had the BIBLE — the BIBLE was Elvis' favorite book!" — Charlie Hodge

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

""If minds are truly alive they will seek out books, for books are the human race recounting its memorable experiences, confronting its problems, searching for solutions, drawing the blueprints of it futures. " — Harry A. Overstreet (1875-1970- Author of The Mature Mind)

"Endeavor to have always in your hand a pious book, that with this shield you may defend yourself against bad thoughts." — Jerome

"What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books."" — Thomas Carlyle

"Through books you can start today where the great thinkers of yesterday left off, because books have immortalized man's knowledge. Thinkers, dead a thousand years, are as alive in their books today as when they walked the earth." — Wilferd Peterson

"For friends ... do but look upon good Books: they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble" — Francis Bacon (English Philosopher 1561-1626)

"Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book." — Fulton J. Sheen

"Five years from now, you're the same person except for the people you've met and the books you've read." — John Wooden" ( Considered by many to be the greatest college basketball coach ever. 1910-2010)

"Books are the training weights of the mind." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

" "For my part, I have gained the most profit, and the most pleasure also, from the books which have made me think the most." — Julius Hare ( British Theologian 1795-1855)

"It is time to browse through the precious books that have meant the most to you that you may rediscover illuminating phrases and sentences to light your pathway to the future." — Wilferd Peterson

"You open doors when you open books... doors that swing wide to unlimited horizons of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration that will enlarge the dimensions of your life." — Wilferd Peterson

" Books ... are to be taken carefully, drop by drop. Therefore, if you would get the best out of books, spend an hour in reading and three quarters of an hour in thinking over what you have read." — Dr. Lyman Abbott (1835-1922 Pastor and Author)

"Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances" — Robert E. Lee

"Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"In every home there ought to be books that are "friends". In every day, at least in every week, there ought to be some time which can be spend in cultivating their friendship." — Dr. Lyman Abbott (1835-1922 Pastor and Author)

"Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive." — Seneca (4 BC-65 AD Roman stoic philosopher)

"There is no book that has had as much opposition as the Bible. Men have laughed at it, they have scorned it, they have ridiculed it, they have made laws against it." — Adrian Rogers

" Where a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble an courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the event by; it is good and made by a good workman." — Jean De La Bruyere

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BURDENS

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." — Psalm 55:22

" God never give us a burden to break our backs but to bow our knees." — Corrie ten Boom ( Survivor of Nazi prisons)

"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:7

"As a camel kneels before his master to have him remove his burden at the end of the day, so kneel each night and let the Master take your burden." — Corrie Ten Boom — ("Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:7)

"He that taketh his own cares upon himself loads himself in vain with an uneasy burden. I will cast all my cares on God; He hath bidden me; they cannot burden Him." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

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CHARACTER

"Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his INTEGRITY, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause." — Job 2:3

"Character is POWER" — Oroson Swett Marden

"The purpose of life is to develop character." — Herbert W. Armstrong

"Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now." — Harry S. Truman

"There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to RESOLUTE SELF DENIAL." — Sir Walter Scott (Novelist, playwright and poet, 1771-1832)

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him DENY HIMSELF , and take up his cross, and follow Me." — Matthew 16:24

" George Washington — That tower of strength that stood four square to all the winds that blew." — Orson Swett Marden

"God is my strength and power: and He maketh my way perfect." — 2 Samuel 22:33

"No great thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.” " — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"Character is what you are in the dark." — D.L. Moody

" Character is the diamond that scratches every other stone." — Vladimir Bartol (writer- 1903-1967)

"And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel." — Deuteronomy 34:10-12

"Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men" — George S. Patton

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein

"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral [a]excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge," — 2 Peter 1:5 (NASB)

"Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike." — Theodore Roosevelt

". "Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us." — Thomas Paine (1737-1809 - Authored book Common Sense)

"But remember that the will is character in action. If we would create something, we must be something. That is character. Character is higher than intellect. Character is the direct result of mental attitude. A man cannot dream himself into character. He must hammer and forge one for himself. He cannot copy someone else's qualities, he must develop his own character qualities to fit his personality. " — Vince Lombardi

"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." — George Washington

"When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." — Phillips Brooks (Clergyman 1835-1893)

"You don't do what is right once in a while, but all of the time." — Vince Lombardi

"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

"Mental toughness is many things, and rather difficult to explain. It's qualities are sacrifice and self denial. Also, and more importantly, it is combined with the perfectly disciplined will, which refuses to give in. It's a state of mind — you could call it "character in action." — Vince Lombardi

"Reputation is what men and women think of us. Character is what God and the angels know of us." — Thomas Paine (1737-1809 - Authored book Common Sense)

"Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think." — Emerson

"Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion." — Aristotle

"The character of a man is known by his conversations." — Menander (Greek Dramatist 342-290 B.C.)

"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character." — Robert E. Lee

"The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God." — Daniel Webster

"For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed" — Robert E. Lee

"The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character." — Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Duty is the essence of manhood." — George S. Patton

"Aim to develop strength of character, as well as strength of muscle. Make discipline an ally rather than an enemy." — Charles Atlas (Encouragement in his bodybuilding course.)

"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character." — Robert E. Lee

"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one." — James Anthony Froude (English novelist and biographer 1818- 1894)

"Greatest thing we can produce is character. Everything else can be taken from us, but not our character." — Henry Ford

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming." — Jim Rohn

"To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do." — John Quincy Adams

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CHEERFULNESS

"Rejoice evermore." — 1 Thessalonians 5:16

"Actions seems to follow feeling, but really actions and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not. Thus the sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there." — William James

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." — Proverbs 25:28

"I don't sing because I'm happy. I'm happy because I sing." — William James

One ABC of Christianity — "Always be cheerful!" — 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (Berkeley Version)

"I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." — Charles Spurgeon

" Always look for the sunlight the Lord sends into your days." — Hope Campbell (Poet 1820)

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." — Lamentations 3:22-23

"Leave the GROUCH at the door!" — Charles Atlas- famous bodybuilder, used to have this sign at the entrance to his office where his employees entered each day. Perhaps we should remember this when we enter Church services, our place of employment or anywhere we have contact with others! We should be a light!

"But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of GOOD CHEER ; it is I; be not afraid." — Matthew 14:27

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627-1691)

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." — Anthony J. D'Angelo

"An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with."— Thomas Fuller ( English churchman and historian 1608-1661)

"Seek to cultivate a buoyant joyous sense of the crowded kindnesses of God in your daily life. " — Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

"Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen" — Thomas Carlyle

"Go to the Scriptures... the joyful promises it contains will be a balsam {healer, soother, restorer] to all your troubles." — Andrew Jackson (Seventh President of the United States)

"To read the Bible is to take a trip a a far land where the spirit is strengtened and the faith renewed." — Dwight Eisenhower (34th President of the United Sates)

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CHRISTIANITY

"And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." — Acts 11:26

"Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it." — George Bernard Shaw

"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." — James 1:22

"To be like Christ is to be a Christian." — William Penn

"Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens." — Daniel Webster

"Christianity is the highest perfection of humanity."— Samuel Johnson (English Writer 1709-1784)

"If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world. " — Vance Havner

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;" — Philippians 3:20 (NAS)

"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." — Hebrews 11:13

"The trouble with some of us is that we have been inoculated with small doses of Christianity which keep us from catching the real thing." — Leslie Weatherhead ( English Theologian 1893-1976)

"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian." — Robert E. Lee

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CHURCH

"Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults." — John Calvin

"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days' Queen"

"A church has no right to make anything a condition of membership which Christ has not made a condition of salvation." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

"If there be anything in the Church to which you belong which is contrary to the inspired Word, leave that Church!" — Charles Spurgeon

"The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

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COMFORT

" Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;" — 2 Corinthians 1:3

"A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides." — Immanuel Kant ( German Philosopher 1724-1804)

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

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COMMON SENSE

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND mind ." — 2 Timothy 1:7

"Common sense is the genius of our age." — Horace Greely

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CONCENTRATION

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this ONE THING I DO, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before," — Philippians 3:13

"In the laboratories in Washington D.C. is a burning glass which measures three feet across. When it is hung in the window, it converges thirty-six inches or ordinary sunshine in one tiny point of flaming radiance. The point is hotter than a blowtorch, so hot that it will melt it's way through a steel plate as easily as a heated needle will burn a hole through tissue paper. Three feet of common sunshine but perfectly focused. An ordinary mind — DISCIPLINED TO CONCENTRATED EFFORT — is capable of achievements quite as impressive." — James Gordon Gilkey

And it came to pass, when the time was come that He should be received up, He stedfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem," — Luke 9:51 — [Christ was FOCUSED in all He did!]

"The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence." — Robert J. Schiller ( American Nobel Laureate, economist, academic, and best-selling author)

"But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." — Matthew 15:24 — Jesus Christ exercised priorities!

"To do two things at once is to do neither." — Publius Cyrus — (Roman writer 85 B.C.- Maxim #7 )

"You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided." — George S. Patton

" Think of only three things — your God, your family and the Green Bay Packers —in that order." — Vince Lombardi (Encouraging his team.)

"The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time." — Mozart ( Composer 1756-1791)

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10

"CONCENTRATION is my motto — first honesty, then industry, then concentration." — Andrew Carnegie

"Successful minds work like a gimlet — to a single point." — Bovee

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." — Bruce Lee

" The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature minds seeks to FOLLOW THROUGH." — Harry A. Overstreet

"Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man [Boaz- future husband of Ruth] will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day." — Ruth 3:18

"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." — 2 Timothy 2:4

"Concentration alone conquers." — Charles Buxton (Writer and anti-slavery activist in England 1823-1871)

"There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability." — Jim Brown

"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Strive constantly to concentrate yourself; never dissipate your powers; incessant activity; of whatever kind, leads finally to bankruptcy." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. " — Bruce Lee

" Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result." — Roger Bannister (First man to break the "four-minute mile")

"Successful minds work like a gimlet — to a single point. — Bovee

" Concentrate all thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun rays do not burn until brought to a focus." — Alexander Graham Bell - 1847-1922 (Inventor of the telephone)

"The one prudence of life is concentration." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If you don't concentrate on what you are doing then the thing that you are doing is not what you are thinking." — Alfred Lord Tennyson ( British Poet 1809-1892 )

"Concentrate on your goals. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind. If you allow them to, other things could take your concentration away from your ultimate aim." — Arnold Schwarzenegger

"The true art of memory is the art of attention." — Samuel Johnson (English writer 1709-1784)

"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order and diligence, without the determination to concentrate on one subject at a time." — Charles Dickens ( Considered by many the greatest English novelist 0f the nineteenth century. Lived 1812-1870)

"The first law of success is concentration, to bend all the energies to one point; and to go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor to the left." — William Matthews (Poet 1942- 1997)

"Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do." — John Carmack

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CONTENTMENT

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"As soon as we wake up and face how tough life actually is, we can really start to enjoy it!" — Pastor Phill

"True contentment depends not on what we have. A tub was large enough for Diogenes; but a world too little for Alexander." — Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

" "Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." — Fulton J. Sheen

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." — Plato (Greek Philosopher 423-347 B.C.) Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve.

"The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without." — Phillips Brooks

" He is a wise man who does not grieve for the thing which he hath not, but rejoice for those which he has." — Epicitus

"Give thanks for what is instead of dwelling upon what might have been." — Lucy H.M. Soulsby

"A man's contentment is in his mind, not in the extent of his possessions. Alexander the Great, with all the world at his feet, cries for another world to conquer." — Charles Spurgeon

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." — Socrates (Greek Philosopher 471-399 B.C.)

"Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion. Wealth and content are not always bedfellows." — Benjamin Franklin

"Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing." — Cato the Elder (Greek Historian 234-145 B.C.)

"I have heard of some good old woman in a cottage, who had nothing but a piece of bread and a little water. Lifting up her hands, she said as a blessing, "What! All this, and Christ too?" — Charles Spurgeon

"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." — Plato (Greek Philosopher 423-347 B.C.)

" No man ever need fear offering a reward of a thousand pounds to a contented man, for if anyone came to claim the reward, he would prove his discontent." — Charles Spurgeon

"Fortify yourself with contentment for this is an impregnable fortress." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled." — Charles Spurgeon

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor." — Benjamin Franklin

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CONVERSION

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord." — Acts 3:19

"Conversion is a complete surrender to Jesus. It's a willingness to do what He wants you to do." — Billy Sunday

" Conversion is a turning onto the right road. The next thing to do is to walk on it." — Charles Spurgeon

" A man of divided heart is weak; the man of one object is the man." — Charles Spurgeon

"Conversion is a complete surrender to Jesus. It's a willingness to do what He wants you to do." — Billy Sunday

"There was a day when I died; died to self, my opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren or friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God" — George Mueller

"The Biblical word 'convert', in the original Hebrew or Greek, has the basic meaning of 'turning' or 'turning back." That is what true conversion is; you are walking the wrong way; going the way of man; then you turn around and begin walking the way of God. It's really that simple." — Pastor Phill Charles Spurgeon

"Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy Name." — Psalm 86:11

"There is no room on the throne of a Christian's mind for two God's." — Pastor Phill

"Conversion is a change of masters. Will we not do as much for our new master, the Lord Jesus, as we did once for our old tyrant lusts?." — Charles Spurgeon

" And why call ye me, Lord[master], Lord [master], and do not the things which I say? " — Luke 6:46

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." — Exodus 20:3

"Deny the world, defy the devil, despise the flesh, and delight yourself only in the Lord." — Lady Jane Grey

"The Bible says, 'Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord' (Exodus 32:29). Again the scripture says, 'Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, by the renewing of of your mind." (Romans 12:1-2).Ask God to take your eyes, ears, tongue, hands, your social life, your friends, every area of your life, under His control and yield yourselves to Him , completely and unreservedly. This is pleasing to God." — Billy Graham

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COURAGE

"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." — Deuteronomy 31:6

"Never run away from anything. Never!" — Winston Churchill

"Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage." — George S. Patton

"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength." — Theodore Roosevelt

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"When you come against trouble, it's never half as bad if you face up to it." — John Wayne

"A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger." — Sir Philip Sidney — A gallant English soldier 1554-1586

"Life is getting up one more time than you've been knocked down." — John Wayne

"You will never do anything in the world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor." — Aristotle

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston Churchill

"It takes more courage to suffer than to die." — Napoleon

"The cowards never start and the weak die along the way." — Kit Carson

"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters."— Evander Holyfield (Five time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

"Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men" — George S. Patton

"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway." — John Wayne

"I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. I have followed the Sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors." — John Wycliffe

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." — Winston Churchill

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CREATION

"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20

"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in." — George Washington Carver

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes." — Emerson

"Hast thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?" — Job 37:18

" Sunsets are so beautiful it almost seems as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven." — John Lubbock

"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature [creation] may heal and give strength to body and soul." — John Muir (Naturalist-"Father of National Parks")

"Though we should be grateful for good houses, there is no house like God's out-of-doors." — Robert Louis Stevenson

"The mountains are calling and I must go." — John Muir (Naturalist-"Father of National Parks")

"And let us always give thanks for the miracle of life, the majesty of creation and the grace of Almighty God " — President Donald Trump (National Prayer Breakfast 2/7/19)

"The workman still is greater than his work." — Menander (Greek Dramatist 342-290 B.C.)

"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation." — Francis Bacon (English Philosopher 1561-1626)

" To see God's hand and mind in all of His creation, blessings and answered prayer, makes all of life an exciting, thankful adventure!" — Pastor Phill

"When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" — Psalms 8:3-4

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DEPRESSION

" What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." — Romans 8:31-39

"I find myself frequently depressed — perhaps more so than any other person here. And I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." — Charles Spurgeon

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627=1691)

"Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair." — Edmund Burke (Irish Statesman 1729-1797)

"I don't want to live in my head, it's a bad neighborhood!" — Dr. Phill McGraw

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." — Philippians 4:4

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." — Galatians 6:9

" The worst forms of depression are cured when Holy Scripture is believed. " — Charles Spurgeon

"But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head." — Psalm 3:3

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DETERMINATION

"And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom." — 2 Chronicles 2:1

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." — Proverbs 28:17

"IMPOSSIBLE is a word found only in the dictionary of fools." — Napoleon

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try." — Alexander the Great

"THERE SHALL BE NO ALPS" — These were the words spoken by Napolean after he had questioned his engineers about crossing the dreaded St. Bernard Pass over the Alps. " Perhaps", was their hesitating reply, "it is within the limits of possibily. "Forward, then ", said the little Corporal. England and Austria laughed in scorn at the idea of transporting an army where wheel had never gone. Four days later 60,000 French soldiers were marching on the plains of Italy. "The man who has made up his mind to win," said Napoleon, "will never say 'Impossible.' "

"The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable." — Thomas Fowell Buxton — anti-slavery campaigner and member of the British Parliament (1786-1845)

"The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die." — Theodore Roosevelt

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way." — Abraham Lincoln

"After these things were ended, Paul PURPOSED in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome." — Acts 19:21

"Either I will find a way or make one." — Sir Philip Sidney — A gallant English soldier 1554-1586

" What men want is not talent, it is purpose; not the power to achieve, but the will to labor." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

" The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong." — Thomas Carlyle (Scottish philosopher 1795-1881)

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13

"Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair." — Edmund Burke (Irish Statesman 1729-1797)

"There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul." — Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Author -1884-1916)

"But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus." — Ats 18:21

"Mental toughness is many things, and rather difficult to explain. It's qualities are sacrifice and self denial. Also, and more importantly, it is combined with the perfectly disciplined will, which refuses to give in. It's a state of mind — you could call it "character in action." — Vince Lombardi

" He (Charles Parnell) is a man of iron determination, inflexible will, matchless courage." — (One of the greatest of Irish leaders 1846- 1891)

"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it." — Alexander Graham Bell - 1847-1922 (Inventor of the telephone)

"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom." — George S. Patton

"A will finds a way." — Orson Swett Marden

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is." — Vince Lombardi

"I have only once counsel for you — be master." — Napoleon

"If you ruled by mind you are a king; if by body a slave." — (Cato the Elder 249-149 B.C.)

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing." — Abraham Lincoln

"Always advance. Never dig in." — George S. Patton

"People do not lack strength; they lack will." — Victor Hugo (French author 1802-1885)

" "Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." — Fulton J. Sheen

"Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them." — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

"Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve." — Leonardo de Vinci

"My dear friend, clear your mind of can't." — Samuel Johnson (English writer 1709-1784)

"Knock the 't' off the 'can't." — Samuel Johnson (English writer 1709-1784)

"Make it a plan everyday to do something you don't want to do. This is the golden rule of acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain." — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author

"If you start to take Vienna, take Vienna." — Napolean

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DILIGENCE

"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." — Proverbs 12:24

"Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains." — William Penn

"Diligence is the mother of good luck". — Benjamin Franklin

"The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious." Proverbs 12:27

"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." — Samuel Johnson

"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor." — Menander

"Everything yields to diligence." — Antiphanes

"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [obscure] men." — Proverbs 22:29

"Industry is a Christian obligation, imposed on our race to develop the noblest energies, and insures the highest reward." — Elias Magoon (Clergyman 1810-1886)

"Nothing is impossible to the man who can will and then do; this is the only law of success." — Mirabeau

"Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future." — Robert E. Lee

"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order and diligence, without the determination to concentrate on one subject at a time." — Charles Dickens ( Considered by many the greatest English novelist 0f the nineteenth century. Lived 1812-1870)

"What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists...and it becomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which you know exactly what you want...and are fully determined not to quit until you get it." — Alexander Graham Bell

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DISCERNMENT

"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. " — Hebrews 5:14

"Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between right and wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right." — Charles Spurgeon

"A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus." — Thomas Carlyle

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DISCIPLINE

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, SELF CONTROL; against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:22-23 (NAS)

" Power comes by DISCIPLINE, and by DISCIPLINE alone." — E. Stanley Jones

"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32

"The alternative to discipline is disaster." — Vance Havner

"Aim to develop strength of character, as well as strength of muscle. Make discipline an ally rather than an enemy." — Charles Atlas (Encouragement in his bodybuilding course.)

"For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward." — Jim Rohn

""West point taught me discipline, regularity. I guess you'd say order."." — Vince Lombardi

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." Proverbs 25:28

" Perhaps the most valuable result of all education it to make yourself do the thing you ought to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. This is the first lesson to be learned." — Thomas Henry Huxley (Biologist, Educator 1825-1895)

Wayne Newton was asked the secret of his success. He replied, "Discipline, hard work and a little talent! " —Wayne Newton

"The smallest of disciplines, practiced every day, start an incredible process that can change our lives forever." — Jim Rohn

"Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but doing it like you love it! " — "Iron" Mike Tyson (Considered on of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.)

"I do it as a therapy. I do it as something to keep me alive. We all need a little discipline. Exercise is my discipline." —Jack Lalane

"So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too ... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have to put yourself under discipline; to eat by rule, to avoid cakes and sweetmeats; to take exercise at the appointed hour whether you like it or not, in cold and heat; to abstain from cold drinks and wine at your will. Then, in the conflict itself you are likely enough to dislocate your wrist or twist your ankle, to swallow a great deal of dust, to be severely thrashed, and after all of these things, to be defeated." — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

" When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself." — Albert Einstein

"A man's real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life." — Henry Ford

"It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to FOLLOW THROUGH." — Zig Ziglar

"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day." — Jim Rohn

"Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitably leads to failure." — Jim Rohn

"There is no better Way to grow as a person than to do something you hate every day." — Anon

"Successful people do daily what unsuccessful people do occasionally. They practice daily disciplines. They implement systems for their personal growth. They make it a habit to maintain a positive attitude." — John C. Maxwell

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DISCOURAGEMENT

"Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged." — Deuteronomy 1:21

"The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength." — Warren W Wiersbe

"Failure is success in progress." — Albert Einstein

"I never allow myself to become discouraged under any circumstances. The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are first, hard work, second, stick-to-ittiveness, third, common sense. " — Albert Einstein

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EDUCATION

"The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women." — Booker T. Washington

"The spread of knowledge and education has taught mankind little in the way of self-control and less in the art of living with other men." — Hugh Thomas (Professor of History)

"A man's real education begins after he has left school. True education is gained through the discipline of life." — Henry Ford

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EFFICIENCY

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." — James 1:5

" It is more than probable that the average man could, with no injury to his health, increase his efficiency fifty percent." — Walter Dill Scott ( The New Dictionary of Thoughts )

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ENCOURAGEMENT

" But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: ENCOURAGE HIM: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it." — Deuteronomy 1:38

"Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and let him know that you trust him." — Booker T. Washington

"I believe that every man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living." — Booker T. Washington

"And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." — 1 Samuel 30:6

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." — Booker T. Washington

"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." — Thomas A. Edison

"Don't be a "basement person" — dragging people down. Be a "BALCONY person" — lifting them up and encouraging them on! — Pastor Phill

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but ENCOURAGING one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." — Hebrew 10:23-25 (NAS)

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627-1691)

"The way to keep men out of the mud is to black his boots. The man with soiled shoes does not care where he walks." — Frederich Douglass

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston Churchill

"Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes it's value to it's scarcity." — Pastor Phill

"Never discourage anyone... who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.." — Plato (Greek Philosopher 423-347 B.C.)

"Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so." — Thomas Carlyle

"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily." — Zig Ziglar

"Words of encouragement fan the spark of genius into the flame of achievement. Legend tells us that Lincoln's dying mother called her small son to her bedside and whispered, 'Be somebody, Abe'." — Wilferd Peterson

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ENTHUSIASM

"And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, HE DID IT WITH ALL HIS HEART, and prospered." — 2 Chronicles 31:21

"The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives." — Walter Chrysler

" Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it." — Sir Humphry Davy ( Chemist and inventor 1778-1829)

"And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with ALL HIS HEART , to do that only which was right in mine eyes;" 1 Kings 14:8

"I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm than a man who knows everything." — John D. Rockefeller

"What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists...and it becomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which you know exactly what you want...and are fully determined not to quit until you get it." — Alexander Graham Bell

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EXAMPLE

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." — Matthew 5:14 -16

"There is not enough darkness in the whole world to blot out the light of one small candle." — Anon

"Nothing preaches better than the ant and she says nothing" — Benjamin Franklin

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." — Proverbs 6:6-8

"Our Qualities and Deeds must Burn and Glow! " — Winston Churchill

EXCELLENCE

"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral EXCELLENCE , and in your moral EXCELLENCE , knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness." — 2 Peter 1:5-6 (NASB)

"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." — Booker T. Washington

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation." — Aristotle

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch EXCELLENCE." — Vince Lombardi

"Excellent things are rare." — Plato ( The Republic) ,

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then. is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." — Colin Powell

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein

" People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves." Tyron Edwards

"Fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns." — Shakespeare

"Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal" — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

"Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection." — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation [trial]: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." — James 1:12

"Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you." — Booker T. Washington

"I start where the last man left off." — Thomas A. Edison

" To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often. — Winston Churchill

" Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." — Matthew 5:48

"The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events which occur." — Vince Lombardi

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." — Ernest Hemingway

"I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than I was." — Jim Brown

"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." — Tom Landry

"I don't teach kids to be number 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be number 1; that's not it. You don't have to be number 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That's all you can do, anyway." — Jim Brown

"The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence." — Tom Landry (Coach of Dallas Cowboys for almost three decades)

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb." — Winston Churchill

" People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, compiler of A Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

" Great men are but common men more fully developed and ripened." — Orson Swett Marden (Inspirational writer 1848-1924)

"I do not try to be better than anyone else. I only try to be better than myself." — Dan Jansen (1994 Olympic Gold Medalist in Speed Skating)

"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." — 1 Corinthians 11:1

"There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him." — Benjamin Franklin

"Always do more than is required of you." — George S. Patton

" Excellence — doing the common thing uncommonly well..." — Orson Swett Marden (Inspirational writer 1848-1924)

"Strive to be the greatest man in your country, and you may be disappointed; strive to be the best and you may well succeed " — Benjamin Franklin —

"When you're finished changing, you're finished." — Benjamin Franklin

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny." — Aristotle

"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at " — Bruce Lee

"If a man does his best, what else is there?" — George S. Patton

"Know yourself. That wisdom is as old as mankind. You can't improve on something that you don't understand." — Vince Lombardi

"Perfection is attained by slow degrees; she requires the hand of time." — Voltaire

"There is a way to do it better ... find it! " — Thomas A. Edison

"There is no top. There are always further heights to reach. If one thought himself at the pinnacle, he would slide back down to mediocrity by that very belief in this success." — Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987 — Many consider the greatest violinist of all time.)

"Everybody know the sun has spots in it and yet some people always expect a ten year old boy to be about perfect." — Gems of Thought

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." — Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor 161-180 A.D.)

"For the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best." — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

"Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are" — Thomas Carlyle

"He is a poor pupil who does not go beyond his master." — Leonardo de Vinci

"What is easy is seldom excellent." — Samuel Johnson (English writer 1709-1784)

"Sometimes our best is simply not enough.... We have to do what is required." — Winston Churchill

"Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily." — Epictetus(Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?" — Epictetus(Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us." — Isaac D' Israeli ( British Author 1766-1848)

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EXCELSIOR ( Latin for "Ever upward")

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 3:13-14

" One can step easily when he ascends, but not when he descends." — Napolean

"Excelsior, higher and higher, but only step by step." — Daniel D. Palmer ( Founder of Chiropractic 1845-1913)

"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day." — 2 Corinthians 4:16

"At that moment[he had just watched Michael Johnson win the 200 meter event at the 1996 Olympics] I was struck by one thought. You reach the finish line one step at a time, one day at a time, and with the understanding it will take many steps and many days to insure you get there first. It was the same course I pursued when I became an Olympic Gold Medalist and three-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world. And is is as timeless as the lesson it teaches all new seekers of their own unique challenges,. You achieve your goal one step at a time, focused and diligent always moving forward." — Muhammad Ali

"Always do more than is required of you." — George S. Patton

"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." — 1 Corinthians 9:24=27

" To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often. — Winston Churchill

"Diligent follow-up and follow-through will set you apart from the crowd and communicate excellence." — John C. Maxwell

"Personal excellence can be achieved by a visionary goal, through planning, dedicated execution, and total follow-through." — Gerald R. Ford (38th U.S. President)

"Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public. " — Epictetus (Greek philosopher, former slave 50-135 AD)

"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." — 1 Cor. 1:11

"He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked." — 1 John 2:6

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FAITH

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. — Hebrew 11:6

"Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord." — Arthur W. Pink (Bible Commentator 1886-1952)

"Then touched He their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. — Matthew 9:29

"If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time." — George Meuller

—"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther

"One and God make a majority." — Frederick Douglass

" Faith is the sight of the inward eye."— Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." — Hebrews 11:1

"I prayed for faith and thought that some day faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.' I had up to this time closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since." — Dwight L. Moody

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." — Romans 10:17

"Faith is not believing that God can, but that GOD WILL." — Abraham Lincoln

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the of the Lord is (Ephesians 5:17)."

" The worst forms of depression are cured when Holy Scripture is believed. " — Charles Spurgeon

"But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head." — Psalm 3:3

"When a man has no strength, if he leans on God, he becomes powerful." — Dwight L. Moody

"We grow by dreams. All big men are dreamers." — Woodrow Wilson ( 28th. President of the United States)

"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us," — Ephesians 3:20

" Faith needs her daily bread." — Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887)

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6

"Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His Word." — Arthur Benoni Evans ( British writer 1781-1854)

"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." — Psalms 12:6

"The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith." — George Muller

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23

"Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us," — Ephesians 3:20

"A great many people wonder why it was that Christ did not come at once to Martha and Mary, whom He loved, whenever He heard of their affliction. It was to try them, and it is the same with His dealings toward us. If He seems not to come to us in our affliction, it is only to test us." — Dwight L. Moody

"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance." — Bruce Barton (Author of The Man Nobody Knows )

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13 (NASB)

"Cast not away your confidence because God defers His performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in His time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when He pleases, how He pleases, and by what means He pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but He will perform his word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek Him." — Matthew Henry

"Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward." — Hebrews 10:35

"Christ is with us until the world's end. Let His little flock be BOLD therefore." — William Tyndale

"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." — Matthew 28:20 "

"Faith has no value of its own, it has value only as it connects us with Him. It is a trick of Satan to get us occupied with examining our faith instead of resting in the Faithful One." — Vance Havner

"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him:" — Psalm 37:7

"God provides for him that trusteth." — George Herbert

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." — Mark 9:24

"Faith either moves mountains or tunnels through!" — A Pastor

"Feed your faith and starve your doubts." — Pastor Phill

"It's not always that we can't understand the Bible — sometimes we simply don't want to!" — Pastor Phill

"Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief." — Proverbs 28:14

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6

"Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." — Matthew 17:20

These words were found in the bedroom of British General Charles Gordon (1833-1885) —

"God imparteth by the way

Strength sufficient for the day."

"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be." — Deuteronomy 33:25

"God promises to supply our NEEDS; not our GREEDS!" — Pastor Phill

" Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." — James 4:3

"Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you." — George Mueller

"The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus." — Watchman Nee ( Sit, Walk, Stand: The Process of Christian Maturity)

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:6-7

"Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." — Ephesians 5:17

"There is literally nothing that I ever asked to do, that I asked the blessed Creator to help me to do, that I have not been able to accomplish." — George Washington Carver

"There are two 'ALL-POWERFUL' promises close together in the Gospel of Mark — 'With God all things are possible' — 'All things are possible to him that believeth.' (Mark 9:23, Mark 10:27) — Pastor Phill

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23

"And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible." — Mark 10:27

"There are two omnipotences with Him: 'With God all things are possible": — "All things are possible to him that believeth." — Vance Havner

"And thus in hundreds of other difficulties, necessities, and wants, we have invariably found that prayer and faith, our universal remedy, was sufficient." — George Meuller

"Faith is the assurance that the thing which God has said in His word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said in his word... Faith is not a matter of impressions, nor of probabilities, nor of appearances." — George Mueller

"Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." — Psalm 119:160

"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20

" Each of us may be sure that if God sends us on stony paths He will provide us with strong shoes, and He will not send us out on any journey for which He does not equip us well. — Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

"God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once." — Watchman Nee (Autor of Sit, Walk, Stand: The Process of Christian Maturity)

"The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith." — Watchman Nee (Autor of Sit, Walk, Stand: The Process of Christian Maturity)

"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." — George Mueller

"The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings." — George Mueller

"Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you." — George Mueller

"One man, with God to back him, is always in the majority. " — Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

"The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith." — Watchman Nee (Autor of Sit, Walk, Stand: The Process of Christian Maturity)

"Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends." — George Mueller —

"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." — George Mueller

"If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened." George Mueller

"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." — George Mueller

"Their are folks who would rather talk about their faith in God than prove it by their actions." — The Country Parson

"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." — James 2:17

"We build our faith brick by brick " — Ronald L. Dart

"We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;" — 2 Thessalonians 1:3

"Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to His Holy Laws." — Adam Clarke (Bible Commentator)

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." — 1 John 5:3

"When sight ceases, it is the time for faith to work. The greater the difficulties, the easier it is for faith. As long as human possibilities for success remain, faith does not accomplish things as easily as when all natural prospects fail." — George Mueller

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." — Hebrews 11:1

"For we walk by faith, not by sight." — 2 Corinthians 5:7

"Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done." — C.S. Lewis

"Only he who can say, 'The Lord is the strength of my life' can go on to say, 'Of whom shall I be afraid?" — Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

" There can be no faith so feeble that Christ does not respond to it." — Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910)

"Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward." — Hebrews 10:35

"Cast not away your confidence because God defers His performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in His time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when He pleases, how He pleases, and by what means He pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but He will perform His word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek Him." — Matthew Henry

"Faith is to rest, not in the best of God's servants, but in His unchanging Word." — Henry Ironside

"To believe is to be strong. Doubt cramps energy. Belief is power." — F.W. Robertson (Theologian 1816-1853)

"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." — Deuteronomy 31:6

" There can be no faith so feeble that Christ does not respond to it." — Alexander Maclaren ( Bible Commentator 1826-1910)

" And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you." — Luke 17:6:

"To me faith is not just a noun, but a verb. " — Jimmy Carter ( 39th President of the United States)

"The steps of faith fall on the seeming void, but find the rock beneath." — Whittier

"All my life I have risen regularly at four o'clock and have gone into the woods and talked to God. There He gives me my orders for the day." — George Washington Carver

"Faith is the root of all good works. a root that produces nothing is dead." — Daniel Wilson

"But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?" — James 2:20

"All I have seen causes me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen." — Emerson

"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20

"We should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried. The more I am in a position to be tried in faith, the more I will have the opportunity of seeing God's help and deliverance. Every fresh instance in which He helps and delivers me will increase my faith." — George Mueller

"David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee." — 1 Samuel 17:37

" While faith is in exercise, all is bright. When self is looked to, all becomes dark." — H.A. Ironside

"Prayer is the voice of faith." — Horne

"It is not the strength of your faith that saves you, but the strength of Him upon whom you rely! Christ is able to save you if you come to Him-be your faith weak or be it strong." — Charles Spurgeon

"Do your best and let God do the rest." — Dr. Ben Carson

"And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." — Matthew 17:20

"We must do business in great waters; we must be really on the deck in a storm, if we would see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. We must have stood side by side with King David; we must have gone down into the pit to slay the lion or have lifted up the spear against the eight hundred, if we would know the saving strength of God's right hand. Conflicts bring experience, and experience brings that growth in grace which is not to be attained by any other means." — Charles Spurgeon

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." — Romans 3:5-6

"Each of us may be sure that if God sends us on stony paths He will provide us with strong shoes, and He will not send us out on any journey for which He does not equip us well. " — Alexander Maclaren ( Bible Commentator 1826-1910)

"And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace. " — Ephesians 6:15 (Amplified Version)

"Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it - likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them." — Victor Frankel ( 1902- 1997 Psychiatrist, writer, concentration camp survivor)

"Do you desire to be nearer to God today? Fill your mind with the truth of the Word and your heart with prayer, and trust God to take care of you." — Warren Wiersbe

"A man lives by believing something; not by debating and arguing about many things" — Thomas Carlyle

"Faith is nothing else than trust in the divine mercy promised in Christ. — Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560 Theologian and close friend of Martin Luther)

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain MERXCY, and find grace to help in time of need." — Hebrews 4:16

"Faith is holding on to the things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods." — C.S. Lewis

"When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands." — 2 Timothy 1:5-6

"If you fear, cast all your cares on God. That anchor holds." — Alfred Lord Tennyson ( British Poet 1809-1892 )

"We cannot live on probabilities. The faith in which we can live bravely and die in peace must be a certainty, so far as it professes to be a faith at all, or it is nothing." — James Anthony Froude (English novelist and biographer 1818- 1894)

"Faith is the supreme treasure entrusted to the people of God, the Church." — The Interpreter's Bible Commentary, Ephesians

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" — Ephesians 2:8

"Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude." — J.H. Jowett