Woman: the peg on which the wit hangs his jest, the preacher his text, the cynic his grouch and the sinner his justification. Helen Rowland
Let this be a lesson to us all, said the preacher. You will be walking someday in the dark and the truth will come shining through, and behind you will be a life that you never want to see again. Colum McCann
It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher. George Whitefield
The law is an expression of God's holy will and as such must be honored and loved," said the preacher piously. "Rubbish," said the Master. "The law is a necessary evil and as such must be cut down to the barest minimum. Show me a lover of the law and I will show you a muttonheaded tyrant. Anthony de Mello
It's a fine sermon about fasting when the preacher just had lunch. Ecuadoran Proverb
The preacher must be like a chicken who always has an egg in reserve. German Proverb