Joining a company is an act that calls for absolute loyalty in big matters and little ones. Thomas Watson More Quotes by Thomas Watson More Quotes From Thomas Watson The right manner of growth is to grow less in one's own eyes. Thomas Watson growtheyegrace It is our work to cast care, and it is God's work to take care. Thomas Watson anxietycontentmentcare If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed. Thomas Watson loyaltybusinesscommitment Are there not millions of us who would rather go sleeping to hell; than sweating to heaven? Thomas Watson blessingchristiansleep The world rings changes, it is never constant but in its disappointments. The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is it so to set our heart upon our inn, as to forget our home? Thomas Watson disappointmenthomeheart Let us then ascribe the whole work of grace to the pleasure of God's Will. God did not choose us because we were worthy, but by choosing us He makes us worthy. Thomas Watson electionpleasuregrace Some have asked whether we shall know one another in heaven? Surely, our knowledge will not be diminished, but increased. The judgement of Luther and Anselm, and many other divines is, that we shall know one another; yea, the saints of all ages, whose faces we never saw; and, when we shall see the saints in glory without their infirmities of pride end passion, it will be a glorious sight. Thomas Watson passionpridechristian Knowledge is the eye which must direct the foot of obedience. Thomas Watson obedienceeyefeet Prayer as it comes from the saint is weak and languid; but when the arrow of a saint's prayer is put into the bow of Christ's intercession it pierces the throne of grace. Thomas Watson arrowsgraceprayer Those prayers God likes best which come seething hot from the heart. Thomas Watson prayerhotheart What if we have more of the rough file, if we have less rust! Afflictions carry away nothing but the dross of sin. Thomas Watson rustwhat-ifchristian The godly have some good in them, therefore the devil afflicts them; and some evil in them, therefore God afflicts them. Thomas Watson godlygraceevil "If you are loyal you are successful," ruminated the company paper at one time. "All useful work is raised to the plane of art when love for the task-loyalty-is fused with the effort. Loyalty is the great lubricant of life. It saves the wear and tear of making daily decisions as to what is best to do. The man who is loyal to his work is not wrung nor perplexed by doubts, he sticks to the ship, and if the ship founders he goes down like a hero with colors flying at the masthead and the band playing." Thomas Watson loyaltyheroart God will not be behind-hand in love to us: for our drop, we shall receive an ocean. Thomas Watson oceanblessingchristian The fastest way to succeed is to double your rate of failure. Thomas Watson succeedmistakeway He that loves the world, how active is he! He will break his peace and sleep for it. He that loves honour, what hazards will he run! He will swim to the throne in blood.... Love heaven, and you cannot miss it; love breaks through all opposition-it takes heaven by storm. Thomas Watson christiansleeprunning The more we enjoy of God, the more we are ravished with delight. Thomas Watson delightblessingchristian God takes away the world, that the heart may cleave more to Him in sincerity. Thomas Watson thanksgivingreligiousheart There is justice in hell, but sin is the most unjust thing. It would rob God of his glory, Christ of his purchase, the soul of its happiness. Thomas Watson unjustsouljustice Though we as Christians are like Christ, having the first fruits of the spirit, yet we are unlike him, having the remainders of the flesh. Thomas Watson fruits-of-the-spiritchristianfaith
