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My grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Acceptable Another Anyone Argue Because Been Collection Congregation Did Favour First Forgive Grandfather He Heard Him Hymns Inflict Never Once Ought Promised Prove Publishing Second Should Speak Sung Volume

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In spiritual things, it is God who performs all things for you. Rest in Him, then.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: All Things God Him Performs Rest Spiritual Then Things Who You

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We cannot have communion with Christ till we are in union with Him; and we cannot have communion with the Church till we are in vital union with it.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Cannot Christ Church Communion Him Till Union Vital We Cannot

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Let it be our delight to find our society in the circle of which Jesus is the center, and let us make those our friends who are the friends of Jesus.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Center Circle Delight Find Friends Jesus Let Us Make Our Society Those Us Which Who

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I do not doubt that we would become more useful if we praised God more, and others would join us, for they would see that God has blessed us.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Become Blessed Doubt God Join More Others Praised See Us Useful Would

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I do think that a minister who can preach a sermon without addressing sinners does not know how to preach.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Addressing Does How Know Minister Preach Sermon Sinners Think Who Without

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There are some people who need to wear a label round their necks to show that they are Christians at all, or else we might mistake them for sinners, their actions are so like those of the ungodly.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Actions Christians Else Label Like Might Mistake Necks Need People Round Show Sinners Some Some People Them Those Wear Who

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There is such a thing as 'thanks-feeling' - feeling thankful. This ought to be the general, universal spirit of the Christian.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Christian Feeling General Ought Spirit Such A Thing Thankful Thing Universal

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If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Because Catholic Desperation Go Heaven Heretic Purgatory Rather Roman Roman Catholic Sheer Should Than Turn Were Would

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Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.

~Charles Spurgeon

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Clergyman

Born: June 19th, 1834

Died: January 31st, 1892

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