William Barclay's Quotes

Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are.

William Barclay

When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer.

William Barclay

There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.

William Barclay

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.

William Barclay

The tragedy of life and of the world is not that men do not know God; the tragedy is that, knowing Him, they still insist on going their own way.

William Barclay