E. Stanley Jones

“You can't be a Christian by yourself.”

“Fear is the sand in the machinery of life.”

“Your next step is simple. You are the first step. The rest is God.”

“When you are in the final analysis, is it not true that all of our progress is based on a series of daring chances?”

“The soul is a rebel, and it will not be at peace till it finds its rest in God.”

“Jesus is the dictionary of God.”

“Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”

“At the foot of the cross, there are no racial barriers.”

“I am inwardly fashioned for faith, not for fear. Fear is not my native land; faith is.”

“Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But it doesn't pull God down to us: It pulls us up to Him.”

“Surrender is the turning point.”

“A man's indebtedness is not a virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude.”

“If you don’t have a smile, I’ll give you one of mine.”

“If you have no joy, there’s a leak in your Christianity somewhere.”

“Love is the motive, but justice is the instrument.”

“The first step to a kingdom-of-God life is to find the kingdom within you.”