S. D Gordon Professions : Author Born : 1859 Died : 1936 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by S. D Gordon It takes power for the man of God in the pulpit to speak plainly about particular sins before the faces of those who are living in them; and still more power to do it with the rare tactfulness and tenderness of the Galilean preacher. S. D Gordon speak faces men The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It is not the only thing; but it is the chief thing. The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer; not those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time and pray. S. D Gordon prayer men mean Shoes divide men into three classes. Some men wear their father's shoes. They make no decisions of their own. Some are unthinkingly shod by the crowd. The strong man is his own cobbler. He insists on making his own choices. He walks in his own shoes. S. D Gordon strong men father Ideals are like tuning forks: sound them often to bring your life up to standard pitch. S. D Gordon forks tuning sound The real victory in all service is won in secret beforehand by prayer. S. D Gordon real secret prayer The way from God to a human heart is through a human heart. S. D Gordon human-heart heart way God's greatest agency; man's greatest agency, for defeating the enemy and winning men back is intercession. S. D Gordon agency winning men One should never initiate anything that he cannot saturate with prayer. S. D Gordon lenten should prayer Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors