Quote of the Week, The Weight of Words, by Charles Spurgeon, 19th Century

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“A man’s life is always more forcible than his speech. When men take stock of him, they reckon his deeds as pounds and his words as pence.”

–Charles H. Spurgeon (1834 – 1892)

Source: Charles H. Spurgeon, “The Teacher’s Motto,” in The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Sermons, vol. 22 (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1876), 337.


Reflection: How does my daily conduct either strengthen or weaken the weight of the words I speak?

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