Quotes about Progress

Failure does not shape you; the way you respond to failure shapes you.

Let not man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.

Let not that man think he makes any progress in holiness who walks not over the bellies of his lusts.

I count myself as one of the number of those who learn as they write and write as they learn.

If we were perfect—if there were no remaining corruption in our hearts—there would be no fight. There would be no obstacles to overcome. We won't fight for joy in heaven. But we are not there yet.

What this means is that if you want to grow up and feast on the fullness of God's revelation, you don't do it by jumping from milk to meat. You do it by the way you drink the milk. The milk has to make you a certain kind of discerning person before you can digest the meat.

The aim of leadership is not to demonstrate the superiority of the leader, but to bring out all the strengths of people that will move them forward to the desired goal.

Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.

Once in seven years I burn all my sermons; for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago.

Let me daily grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We can have no progress without change, whether it be basketball or anything else.