Theodore L. Cuyler Quotes

A collection of quotes by Theodore L. Cuyler.

Theodore L. Cuyler was an American preacher, writer, and social reformer. Born on January 10, 1822, in New York City, he became one of the most prominent and influential Presbyterian ministers of the 19th century. Cuyler served as the pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn for 43 years, where he advocated for various causes including temperance, Sabbath observance, and women's suffrage. He was also a prolific author, publishing numerous books and articles on religious and moral subjects. Theodore L. Cuyler passed away on February 26, 1909, leaving a lasting impact on the religious and social landscape of his time.

A large portion of Christ's miracles of love were wrought at

A large portion of Christ's miracles of love were wrought at the urgent request of parents for their suffering children. Is that ear gone deaf to-day? Will He not do for our children's souls what He did for the bodies of the ruler's daughter, and the dead youth at Nain?

Theodore L. Cuyler

You may not be able to leave your children a great inheritan

You may not be able to leave your children a great inheritance, but day by day, you may be weaving coats for them which they will wear for all eternity.

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Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the tri

Sufficient to each day are the duties to be done and the trials to be endured. God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.

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God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's d

God never built a Christian strong enough to carry today's duties and tomorrow's anxieties piled on the top of them.

Theodore L. Cuyler

The Christian who will sit with sealed lips when his Master

The Christian who will sit with sealed lips when his Master is assailed, when religion is attacked, when wickedness is broached and defended, when truth is denounced, is a denier of his Lord, as guilty as Simon Peter in Pilate's hall.

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A good book is the very essence of a good man. His virtues s

A good book is the very essence of a good man. His virtues survive in it, while the foibles and faults of his actual life are forgotten. All the goodly company of the excellent and great sit around my table, or look down on me from yonder shelves, waiting patiently to answer my questions and enrich me with their wisdom. A precious book is a foretaste of immortality.

Theodore L. Cuyler