(A Periodic List of My Favorite Phrases That "Sing")
Some people have a great memory for sports statistics – or names – or faces – or historical events. It seems I have a different aptitude: a penchant to remember quotations (that are meaningful or pithy). Perhaps you'd expect that of me, since I'm a "word guy." So, without further ado, here is the second installment of ten delightful, insightful quotations, with attribution where known:
11. "Only one's life will soon be past; only what's done for Christ will last." – C.T. Studd
12. "I am convinced of two things in this life: first, every person should give themselves completely to Jesus Christ; and second, even if no one else does, I will." – Jonathan Edwards
13. "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried." – G.K. Chesterton
14. "If you own something that you can't give up, you don't own it – it owns you." – Howard Hendricks
15. "To know and not to do is not to know at all." – Howard Hendricks
16. "The Bible wasn't written to satisfy your curiosity; it was written to transform your life." – Howard Hendricks
17. "All that is left for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." – Edmund Burke
18. "Never give up. Never give up. Never, never, never, never, never give up." – Winston Churchill
19. "We spend 80% of our time bandaging the wounds of those who've never been to war." – Mark McCloskey
20. "Difficulties either make us bitter ... or better."