There is no form of sinfulness to which you are addicted which Christ cannot remove.

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

When our troubles are many we are often by grace made courageous in serving our God; we feel that we have nothing to live for in this world, and we are driven, by hope of the world to come, to exhibit zeal, self-denial, and industry.

The grace of the spirit comes only from heaven, and lights up the whole bodily presence.

Our griefs cannot mar the melody of our praise, we reckon them to be the bass part of our life's song, 'He hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad.'

You say, 'On the off chance that I had somewhat more, I ought to be exceptionally fulfilled.' You commit an error. On the off chance that you are not content with what you have, you would not be fulfilled in the event that it were multiplied.

The only reason why anything virtuous or lively survives in us is this, 'the LORD is there'" (Ez. 35:10)