Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.