If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me.

If my life is fruitless, it doesn't matter who praises me, and if my life is fruitful, it doesn't matter who criticizes me.

John Bunyan

I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

I have often thought that the best Christians are found in the worst of times.

In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won't do whatever they want, they'll do whatever He wants.

If people really see that Christ has removed the fear of punishment from them by taking it into Himself, they won't do whatever they want, they'll do whatever He wants.

Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.

Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.

No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

No man, without trials and temptations, can attain a true understanding of the Holy Scriptures.

He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.

He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.

Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

Suffering is always the effect of wrong thought in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with the Law of his being.

Suffering is always the effect of wrong thought in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with the Law of his being.

Spiritual meditation is the pathway to Divinity. It is a mystic ladder which reaches from earth to heaven, from error to Truth, from pain to peace.

Spiritual meditation is the pathway to Divinity. It is a mystic ladder which reaches from earth to heaven, from error to Truth, from pain to peace.

A noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with God-like thoughts.

A noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with God-like thoughts.

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself.

No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is making them come true.

The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is making them come true.