Thomas Guthrie

More tears are shed in playhouses than in churches.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles and in what seems hard dealing there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.