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title: "2 Christian missionary Quotes By David Livingstone"
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> [God had only one Son, and He was a missionary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/god-had-only-one-son-and-he-was-a-missionary/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

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> [Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/do-not-think-me-mad-it-is-not-to-make-money-that-i-believe-a/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

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## More by David Livingstone

> [I am a missionary, heart and soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/i-am-a-missionary-heart-and-soul/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [It is hard to work for years with pure motives, and all the time be looked upon by most of those to whom our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/it-is-hard-to-work-for-years-with-pure-motives-and-all-the-time-be/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [If you knew the satisfaction of performing a duty, as well as the gratitude to God which the missionary must always feel in being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/if-you-knew-the-satisfaction-of-performing-a-duty-as-well-as-the/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [I will place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of Christ. If anything will advance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/i-will-place-no-value-on-anything-i-have-or-may-possess-except-in/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [If you knew the satisfaction of performing such a duty, as well as the gratitude to God which the missionary must always feel, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/if-you-knew-the-satisfaction-of-performing-such-a-duty-as-well-as-the/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [Death alone will put a stop to my effort!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/death-alone-will-put-a-stop-to-my-effort/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [The mere animal pleasure of travelling in a wild unexplored country is also great. The effect of travel on a man whose heart is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/the-mere-animal-pleasure-of-travelling-in-a-wild-unexplored-country/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [And although I see few results, future missionaries will see conversions following every sermon. May they not forget the pioneers who worked in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/and-although-i-see-few-results-future-missionaries-will-see/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [It is far easier to travel than to write about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/it-is-far-easier-to-travel-than-to-write-about-it/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [I am prepared to go anywhere, provided it be forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/i-am-prepared-to-go-anywhere-provided-it-be-forward/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [The islands above the falls are covered with foliage as beautiful as can be seen anywhere. Viewed from the mass of rock which overhangs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/the-islands-above-the-falls-are-covered-with-foliage-as-beautiful-as/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [I never made a sacrifice. Of this we ought not to talk when we remember the great sacrifice which he made who left His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/i-never-made-a-sacrifice-of-this-we-ought-not-to-talk-when-we/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [Men are immortal till their work is done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/men-are-immortal-till-their-work-is-done/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [ The end of the \[geographical\] exploration is the beginning of the \[missionary\] enterprise. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/the-end-of-the-geographical-exploration-is-the-beginning-of-the/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

> [If success attend me, grant me humility; If failure, resignation to Thy will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livingstone/if-success-attend-me-grant-me-humility-if-failure-resignation-to-thy/)

[David Livingstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livingstone/)

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