What Socrates called the "unexamined life" that is "not worth living" now seems to be the life more people have slipped into than ever before.

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame or money, but even practices it without any hope of doing it well.

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.

Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

At least once a week examine yourself before God to see if your life is measuring up to the standard He has for you.

No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it obliterates God and puts self-interest upon the throne.

Is the Lord Jesus Christ being abundantly satisfied by your life, or are you exhibiting a walk of spiritual pride before Him?

Simple active work and spiritual activity are not the same thing. Active work can actually be the counterfeit of spiritual activity.

The test of a man's religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times, when there is nothing tremendous or exciting on. The worth of a man is revealed in his attitude to ordinary things when he is not before the footlights.

Never live for those exceptional moments—they are surprises. God will give us His touches of inspiration only when He sees that we are not in danger of being led away by them. We must never consider our moments of inspiration as the standard way of life—our work is our standard.

My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life.

Be careful that you don't become a hypocrite by spending all your time trying to get others right with God before you worship Him yourself.