These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone.
id: 440 | source: Harriet Beecher Stowe | tags: Perspective, Relationships
Stranger to Stanford student: "Can you tell me where the bookstore is at?"
Stanford student: "At Stanford, we don't end sentences with prepositions."
Stranger: "Can you tell me where the bookstore is at, bonehead?"
During the darkest hours of World War II, Britain faced a critical shortage of silver for the war industries. Informed of the crisis, Winston Churchill asked if there were any possible sources of silver, however remote. The answer came back: Yes, the churches, cathedrals, and abbeys held beautiful, sterling silver statues of the saints. From Churchill came the now-famous reply, "Well, it's time to put the saints into circulation!" And so they did.
Citation: John S. Barnett, "Saints in Circulation," Discipleship Journal (March/April 1986)
id: 1814 | source: Winston Churchill | tags: Culture, Evangelism
Be straightforward and honest about your true feelings. Rather be too rude than too smooth, too blunt than too kind. Rather say an unkind word that is true than one that is “nice” but ungenuine. You can always be sorry for an unkind word, but hypocrisy causes permanent harm.
id: 2596 | source: J. Heinrich Arnold | tags: Communication, Honesty, Hypocrisy