82 Quotes by Bruce Barton

Jesus brought forth men's greatest efforts by the promise of obstacles not rewards.

Voltaire spoke of the Bible as a short-lived book. He said that within a hundred years it would pass from common use. Not many people read Voltaire today, but his house has been packed with Bibles as a depot of a Bible society.

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future.

If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped.

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

As a profession advertising is young; as a force it is as old as the world. The first four words ever uttered, Let there be light, constitute its charter. All nature is vibrant with its impulse.

Talkers have always ruled. They will continue to rule. The smart thing is to join them.

If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by.

The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile.