“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”
St. Francis of Assisi
“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, 'What a lovely sermon!' but 'I will do something.'”
Billy Graham
“A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.”
Martin Luther
“Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.”
Rebecca West
“He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”
Confucius
“None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing”
Benjamin Franklin
“Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.”
Mark Twain