William Arnot quotes

“The difference between an unconverted and a converted man is not that the one has sins and the other has none; but that the one takes part with his cherished sins against a dreaded God and the other takes part with a reconciled God against his hated sins.”
-- William Arnot

Source : William Arnot (1978). “Studies in Proverbs: Laws from Heaven for Life on Earth”, p.313, Kregel Publications

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“If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare.”
-- William Arnot

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“The very fact of a Christian being here, and not in Heaven, is a proof that some work awaits him.”
-- William Arnot

Source : William Arnot (1873). “Laws from Heaven for Life on Earth: Illustrations of the Book of Proverbs”, p.278

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“When death becomes the property of the believer it receives a new name and is called sleep.”
-- William Arnot

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“All my life I've been aware of the Second World War humming in the background. I was born 10 years after it was finished, and without ever seeing it. It formed my generation and the world we lived in. I played Hurricanes and Spitfires in the playground, and war films still form the basis of all my moral philosophy. All the men I've ever got to my feet for or called sir had been in the war.”

“We may not preach a crucified Saviour without being also crucified men and women. It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration. The cross that Paul speaks about was burned into his very flesh, was branded into his being, and only the Holy Spirit can burn the true cross into our innermost life.”

“This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.”

“A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.”

“Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure Luck's a chance, but trouble's sure, I'd face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good.”

Source : A. E. Housman (2012). “A Shropshire Lad”, p.43, Courier Corporation

“At some point, a flash of sustained clarity reveals the difference between what someone would have you believe is true, and what you know from the depths of your own heart to the peaks of your soul to be true. What happens after that is up to you.”

“The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.”

“I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is physical difference between the two which, in my judgment, will probably forever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I, as well as Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position.”

“I got drunk in Canada. I was there for 2 days but I was drunk there for 4 days. I don't know how it worked. I guess it was with the time difference or something.”

“He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.”