"Hope itself is like a star- not to……" — Charles Spurgeon

"Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity."

— Charles Spurgeon

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1,046 Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon has 1,046 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the… — Pietro Aretino
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying. — Andrea Arnold
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?'… — Arthur Ashe
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can… — Ibrahim Babangida
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. — Francis Bacon
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. — Francis Bacon
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams

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