Quotes from Charles H. Spurgeon

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

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

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

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

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

Some temptations come to the industrious, but all temptations attack the idle

Every generation needs regeneration.

Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.

If God has fit you to be a missionary, I would not have you shrivel down to be a king.

Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space.

Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that "he profits most who serves best" and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying.

It is the whole business of the whole church to preach the whole gospel to the whole world.

Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.

Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.

When your will is God's will, you will have your will.

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