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The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links) QUOTES

The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links) QUOTES

1 " Prayer and temptation, the Bible and meditation, make a true minister of the gospel. "

― J.C. Ryle , The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links)

2 " Oh begin! Fix some part of every day for private exercises. You may acquire the taste which you have not; what is tedious at first will afterwards be pleasant. Whether you like it or not, read and pray daily. It is for your life! There is no other way; else you will be a trifler all your days, and a pretty superficial preacher. Do justice to your own soul; give it time and means to grow: do not starve yourself any longer. "

― J.C. Ryle , The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links)

3 " The immense importance of “adorning the doctrine of God our Saviour”(Titus 2:10), and making it lovely and beautiful by our daily habits and tempers, has been far too much overlooked. "

― J.C. Ryle , The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links)

4 " being famous is a thing that depends greatly on position and opportunity. It is not enough to possess gifts and powers: there must also be the means of exhibiting them. For want of opportunity some of the greatest men perhaps are buried in obscurity. "

― J.C. Ryle , The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links)

5 " Death is a solemn thing, and never so much so as when we see it close at hand. The grave is a chilling, heart-sickening place, and it is vain to pretend it has no terrors. "

― J.C. Ryle , The Complete Works of J. C. Ryle (Best Navigation and Bible Links)