103 Quotes by Thomas Watson

The godly have some good in them, therefore the devil afflicts them; and some evil in them, therefore God afflicts them.

Solve it. Solve it quickly, solve it right or wrong. If you solve it wrong, it will come back and slap you in the face, and then you can solve it right. Lying dead in the water and doing nothing is a comfortable alternative because it is without risk, but it is an absolutely fatal way to manage a business.

God will fill the hungry because He Himself has stirred up the hunger. As in the case of prayer, when God prepares the heart to pray, He prepares His ear to hear (Ps. 10:17). So in the case of spiritual hunger, when God prepares the heart to hunger, He will prepare His hand to fill.

It is hard to carry a full cup without spilling, and a full estate without sinning.

This crown of free will is fallen from our head" and "If it be God's purpose that saves then it is not free will.

Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting.

Affliction has a sting, out withal a wing: sorrow shall fly away.

There is more evil in a drop of sin than in a sea of affliction.

A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands, but he cannot lift up his face.