I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit. - John Knox

Nothing can altogether overthrow and destroy [the church]. Its members may be persecuted, oppressed, imprisoned, beaten, beheaded, burned; but the true church is never altogether extinguished; it rises again from its afflictions; it lives on through fire and water. When crushed in one land it springs up in another. The Pharaohs, the Herods, the Neros, have labored in vain to put down this church; they slay their thousands, and then pass away and go to their own place. The true Church outlives them all, and sees them buried each in his turn. It is an anvil that has broken many a hammer in this world, and will break many a hammer still; it is a bush which is often burning, and yet is not consumed.- J.C. Ryle

Ah, we poor people, to be so cold and sluggish in the face of the great joy that has clearly been prepared for us! This great benefaction exceeds by far all the other works of creation; and yet our faith in it is found to be so weak, although it is preached and sung to us by angels, who are heavenly theologians and who were so glad for our sake! Their song is very, very beautiful and describes the entire Christian religion. For giving glory to God in the highest heaven is the supreme worship. This they wish and bring to us in the Christ.- Martin Luther

We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other married couples they sometimes live apart.- Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), 1870 - 1916

People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes.- Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), 1870 - 1916