We ought not to judge of men's merits by their qualifications, but by the use they make of them. Richard Cecil More Quotes by Richard Cecil More Quotes From Richard Cecil The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant. Richard Cecil ignorantlearningfirsts All extremes are error. The reverse of error is not truth, but error still. Truth lies between extremes. Richard Cecil reverseerrorslying He who sows, even with tears, the precious seed of faith, hope, and love, shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves with him, because it is the very nature of that seed to yield a joyful harvest. Richard Cecil yieldtearsjoy God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction. Richard Cecil prayerchristianpatience Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false. Richard Cecil beautifulbeautyyears Abraham teaches us the right way of conversing with God : "And Abraham fell on his face, and God talked with him." When we plead with Him, our faces should be in the dust. Richard Cecil dusthumilityway Example is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh. Richard Cecil sixmeanpeople The man who labors to please his neighbor for his good to edification has the mind that was in Christ. It is a sinner trying to help a sinner. Even a feeble, but kind and tender man, will effect more than a genius, who is rough and artificial. Richard Cecil mindtryingmen Providence is a greater mystery than revelation. Richard Cecil revelationsprovidencemystery Unbelief starves the soul; faith finds food in famine. Richard Cecil famineunbeliefsoul Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Richard Cecil good-evilunbeliefevil The history of all the great characters of the Bible is summed up in this one sentence: They acquainted themselves with God, and acquiesced His will in all things. Richard Cecil obediencegodcharacter I could write down twenty cases wherein I wished that God had done otherwise than he did, but which I now see, if I had had my own way, would have led to extensive mischief. Richard Cecil twentiesprayerwriting Time can take nothing from the BIBLE. It is the living monitor. Like the sun, it is the same in its light and influence to man this day which it was years ago. It can meet every present inquiry and console every present loss Richard Cecil lossmenyears Think of the ills from which you are exempt, and it will aid you to bear patiently those which now you may suffer. Richard Cecil sufferingmaythinking 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, can he securely lay down his head, and close his eyes. Richard Cecil eventseyedying Let family worship be short, savory, simple, plain, tender, heavenly. Richard Cecil savorysimpleworship An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned if the accession be sudden, and is very humble and very grateful. Then he begins to speak a little louder, people think him more sensible, and soon he thinks himself so. Richard Cecil gratefulhumblemen Nothing can be proposed so wild or so absurd as not to find a party, and often a very large party to espouse it. Richard Cecil absurdparty In the midst of sorrow, faith draws the sting out of every trouble, and takes out the bitterness from every affliction. Richard Cecil bitternessafflictionsorrow
