Does the world satisfy thee? Then thou hast thy reward & portion in this life; make much of it, for thou shalt know no other joy

If it does not glorify Christ, let it not console or please you.

When you speak of heaven, let your face light up...When you speak of hell well then, your everyday face will do.

No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth.

I believe that every particle of dust that dances in the sunbeam does not move an atom more or less than God wishes

Many a text [of Scripture] is written in a secret ink which must be held to the fire of adversity to make it visible.

Praise is the beauty of a Christian. What wings are to a bird, what fruit is to the tree, what the rose is to the thorn, that is praise to a child of God.