“So the final conclusion would surely be that whereas other civilizations have been brought down by attacks of barbarians from without, ours had the unique distinction of training its own destroyers at its own educational institutions, and then providing them with facilities for propagating their destructive ideology far and wide, all at the public expense. Thus did Western Man decide to abolish himself, creating his own boredom out of his own affluence, his own vulnerability out of his own strength, his own impotence out of his own erotomania, himself blowing the trumpet that brought the walls of his own city tumbling down, and having convinced himself that he was too numerous, labored with pill and scalpel and syringe to make himself fewer. Until at last, having educated himself into imbecility, and polluted and drugged himself into stupefaction, he keeled over--a weary, battered old brontosaurus--and became extinct.”
― Vintage Muggeridge: Religion and Society
― Vintage Muggeridge: Religion and Society
“Being relevant simply consists in paying close attention to the point that is being talked about and saying nothing that is not significantly related to it.”
― How to Speak How to Listen
― How to Speak How to Listen
“A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.”
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“Jesus calls us to his rest, and meekness is His method. The meek man cares not at all who is greater than he, for he has long ago decided that the esteem of the world is not worth the effort.”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
“The Christian should never worry about tomorrow or give sparingly because of a possible future need. Only the present moment is ours to serve the Lord, and tomorrow may never come...Life is worth as much as it is spent for the Lord's service.”
― The Autobiography of George Müller a Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself Vol I
― The Autobiography of George Müller a Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself Vol I
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