Quotes from
4 quotes · Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit no. 542, “Paul — His Cloak and His Books” (1863), New Park Street Pulpit no. 1, “The Immutability of God” (1855)
Defend the Bible? I would just as soon defend a lion. Just turn the Bible loose. It will defend itself.
I have learned to kiss the wave that strikes me against the Rock of Ages.
The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. Brethren, what is true of ministers is true of all our people. You need to read.
But while the subject humbles the mind, it also expands it. He who often thinks of God will have a larger mind than the man who simply plods around this narrow globe.