Asks Quote by Richard Cecil

Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider…

— Richard Cecil

The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced…

— Richard Cecil

Duties are ours; events are God's. This removes an infinite burden from the shoulders of a miserable, tempted, dying creature. On this consideration only,…

— Richard Cecil

When a founder has cast a bell he does not presently fix it in the steeple, but tries it with his hammer, and beats…

— Richard Cecil

The government of the United States is not entitled to affirm as a universal proposition, with reference to a number of independent States for…

— Richard Cecil

An idle man has a constant tendency to torpidity. He has adopted the Indian maxim that it is better to walk than to run,…

— Richard Cecil

I could write down twenty cases wherein I wished that God had done otherwise than he did, but which I now see, if I…

— Richard Cecil

The Christian will find his parentheses for prayer even in the busiest hours of life.

— Richard Cecil

The Christian's fellowship with God is rather a habit than a rapture.

— Richard Cecil

An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned if the accession be sudden, and is very…

— Richard Cecil

The only instance of praying to saints, mentioned in the Bible, is that of the rich man in torment calling upon Abraham; and let…

— Richard Cecil

It is much easier to settle a point than to act on it.

— Richard Cecil