"...even on the low ground of common sense……" — William Carey
"...even on the low ground of common sense I seemed to be called to be a missionary. Is the kingdom a harvest field? Then I thought it reasonable that I should seek to work where the work was most abundant and the workers fewest."
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William Carey
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33 Quotes by William Carey
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Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.
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Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies at the root of all personal godliness.
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I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.
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Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.
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All my friends are but one, but He is all sufficient.
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Young man, sit down: when God pleases to convert the heathen, He will do it without your aid or mine.
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I was once young and now I am old, but not once have I been witness to God's failure to…
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To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.
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William Carey chides his countrymen for deciding it would be impossible for the Gospel to travel over great distances and…
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When I left England, my hope of India's conversion was very strong; but amongst so many obstacles, it would die,…
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Without justification salvation is not of grace, but of works.
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Is not the commission of our Lord still binding upon us? Can we not do more than now we are…
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