"Affliction hardens those whom it does not soften." — Charles Spurgeon

"Affliction hardens those whom it does not soften."

— Charles Spurgeon

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1,046 Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

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Some people like to read so many [Bible] chapters every day. I would not dissuade them from the practice, but…
The observant man recognizes many mysteries into which he can not pretend to see, and he remembers that the world…
I cannot tell you how much I owe to the solemn word of my good mother.
Hang that question up in your houses, "What would Jesus do?" and then think of another, "How would Jesus do…
The whole Christ seeks after each sinner, and when the Lord finds it, he gives himself to that one soul…
It is a good rule never to look into the face of a man in the morning till you have…
It is the burning lava of the soul that has a furnace within--a very volcano of grief and sorrow-it is…
It is well said that neglected prayer is the birth-place of all evil.
Methinks every true Christian should be exceedingly earnest in prayer concerning the souls of the ungodly; and when they are…
Oh, without prayer what are the church's agencies, but the stretching out of a dead man's arm, or the lifting…
Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to…
Only the prayer which comes from our heart can get to God's heart.

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The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. — Francis Bacon
The true believer is rewarded in every thing, even in affliction. — Abu Bakr
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested… — James A. Baldwin
As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss! — Robert Burns
God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into… — Richard Cecil
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never… — Victor Hugo
What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when… — Unknown Author
A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of… — John Climacus
Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to… — Tryon Edwards
In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God. — John Bunyan
When old companions, old lusts, and sins crowd in upon you, and when you feel that you are ready to… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne

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