There is no repentance where a man can talk lightly of sin, much less where he can speak tenderly and lovingly of it.
Charles SpurgeonAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: british
- Born: June 19, 1834
- Died: January 31, 1892
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