“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”

— Charles Spurgeon, The Salt-Cellars (1889)

About Charles Spurgeon

1834 – 1892

English Baptist preacher and compiler of "The Salt-Cellars".

“The practice of truth is the most profitable reading of it.”

“Holiness is the architectural plan upon which God buildeth up His living temple.”

“The truest lengthening of life is to live while we live, wasting no time but using every hour for the highest ends.”

“Patience and shuffle the cards.”

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“If you're going through hell, keep going.”

“The best way out is always through.”

“Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.”

“Perseverance, n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.”

“Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait.”