We have no cause to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; but the Gospel of Christ may justly be ashamed of us.

Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

It is pleasant to be virtuous and good, because that is to excel many others; it is pleasant to grow better, because that is to excel ourselves; it is pleasant to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is victory; it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order within the bounds of reason and religion, because this is empire.

There is one way whereby we may secure our riches, and make sure friends to ourselves of them,--by laying them out in charity.

Integrity gains strength by use.

True wisdom is a thing very extraordinary. Happy are they that have it: and next to them, not those many that think they have it, but those few that are sensible of their own defects and imperfections, and know that they have it not.