Albert Barnes Quotations

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.

The Bible, as a revelation from God, was not designed to give us all the information we might desire, nor to solve all the questions about which the human soul is perplexed, but to impart enough to be a safe guide to the haven of eternal rest.

Praise now is one of the great duties of the redeemed. It will be their employment for ever.

Whatever be the topic of conversation, the spirit of piety should be diffused through it - as the salt in our food should properly season it all, whatever the article of food may be (Col. 4:6).

In our manner of speech, our plans of living, our dealings with others, our conduct and walk in the church and out of it-all should be done as becomes the gospel (Phil. 1:27).

Living with and studying good paintings offers greater interest, variety and satisfaction than any other pleasure known to man.

Philadelphia is a depressing intellectual slum

The main function of the museum has been to serve as a pedestal upon which a clique of socialites pose as patrons of the arts

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a house of artistic and intellectual prostitution

Appreciation of works of art requires organized effort and systematic study. Art appreciation can no more be absorbed by aimless wandering in galleries than can surgery be learned by casual visits to a hospital.