"Lovers delight in repeating the words of the one they love." (218)

"The ideal preacher never goes into the pulpit without carrying all the people on his heart." (218)

"Character is the greatest of all treasures, and character is built by action." (219)

"The minister who watches and guards and guides men, heals and rescues and feeds them, develops by his work the virtues and graces of the Savior himself." (220)

"The work of a shepherd is full of interruptions, vexations, and disappointments, but these try his soul and refine it...in working with human nature a man gets something fo the patience of a mother. He is not daunted by a score of failures. He does not surrender to apparent defeat." (221)

"To a shepherd's work there is no limit. After he has done a thousand things, he can think of a thousand other things still to do. After he has done his best, he feels like confessing himself an unprofitable servant. The shepherd's work is never done." (223)

"To every man who shepherds Christ's sheep is the privilege granted of growing into the likeness of the perfect shepherd." (226)