Some literary works are remembered for long as they create a deeper impact on the reader's mind. An expression of emotions, and feelings through words. Alfred Lord Tennyson, 'Ulysses' Few More Famous Literary Quotes To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." We've classic love quotes from literature by Shakespeare:ĥ."I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart."Ħ."We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our one little life is rounded with a sleep."įrom the poem Ulysses, where Ulysses realizes that times changed, and he has to fight against his aging process after he returned from his ten-year voyage:ħ."Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will Renounce as much as you will all light literature, but study as much as possible sound theological works, especially the Puritanic writers, and expositions of the Bible.- William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' “Give yourself to reading.’… You need to read.
Prioritize your reading with what nourishes your soul. It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.” 9. Discern what you should and shouldn’t read. He had written a major part of the New Testament, and yet he wants books!” 8. He had been caught up into the third heaven, and had heard things that it was not lawful for a man to utter, and yet he wants books! He had a wider experience than most men do, and yet he wants books! He had seen the Lord, and yet he wants books! He had been preaching for thirty years, and yet he wants books! “He was inspired, and yet he wants books! It is a volume of which I never seem to tire and the secret of its freshness is that it is so largely compiled from the Scriptures.” 7. I believe I have read it through at least a hundred times. “Next to the Bible, the book I value most is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. “By all means read the Puritans, they are worth more than all the modern stuff put together.” You are still sighing to enjoy more of that which it is your bliss to taste.” 6. The Book grows upon you: as you dive into its depths you have a fuller perception of the infinity which remains to be explored. “All human books grow stale after a time–but with the Word of God the desire to study it increases, while the more you know of it the less you think you know. “Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” “An ounce of heart knowledge is worth more than a ton of head learning.” 5. Make sure your learning results in heart knowledge. In reading let your motto be ‘much not many.'” 4. Some men are disabled from thinking by their putting meditation away for the sake of much reading. Little learning and much pride comes from hasty reading.
A student will find that his mental constitution is more affected by one book thoroughly mastered than by twenty books he has merely skimmed. Peruse a good book several times and make notes and analyses of it. Read fewer books deeply instead of rushing through many.
Paul cries, “Bring the books” - join in the cry.” 3. You may get much instruction from books which afterwards you may use as a true weapon in your Lord and Master’s service. “We are quite persuaded that the very best way for you to be spending your leisure time, is to be either reading or praying. Reading and praying are the best ways to spend leisure time. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. The man who never reads will never be read he who never quotes will never be quoted. The quotes from Spurgeon below come from his writings or sermons and share wisdom for Christian readers on reading and choosing books. No doubt this reading habit played a major part in molding his mind to powerfully unpack biblical truth with the clarity and imagination he is known for. By the end of his life, he amassed a library of over 7,000 books. (In addition to all of his other accolades, he was one of my late mother’s favorite preachers to read 😉 ).įrom an early age, Spurgeon was a reader-and gradually became a ferocious reader, usually reading six books per week in his reading and preaching prime. Some of his more popular books include All of Grace, Lectures to My Students, his Morning and EveningDevotional, Encouraged to Pray, a biography, among others. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1891), “The Prince of Preachers”, preached to an estimated 10,000,000 during his lifetime, published his sermons to an estimated 25,000 people each week during the height of his ministry, and continues to enjoy wide readership today, nearly 125 years after his death.
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