A sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord.

When the heart is full of joy, it always allows its joy to escape. It is like the fountain in the marketplace; whenever it is full it runs away in streams, and so soon as it ceases to overflow, you may be quite sure that it has ceased to be full. The only full heart is the overflowing heart.

Nothing makes a man so virtuous as belief of the truth. A lying doctrine will soon beget a lying practice. A man cannot have an erroneous belief without by-and-by having an erroneous life. I believe the one thing naturally begets the other.

Lord, let me find my life in thee, and not in the mire of this world's favour or gain.

It is a great joy to believe that Jesus has been tempted in all points just as we are.

Prayer is doubts destroyer, ruin's remedy, the antidote to all anxieties.

If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.