Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, can make us treat gifts as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, and, while receiving benefits, rob our Benefactor of His due glory.

Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.

What we love we shall grow to resemble.

Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.

And truly, O man, if you concentrate hard on the state you are in it will be surprising if you have time for anything else.

Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.

God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.