It is not all darkness in a heart which can cry, "My God".

It does not spoil your happiness to confess your sin. The unhappiness is in not making the confession.

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

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

The reputations of the Lord's people should be very precious in our sight...We may ourselves one of these dark days need forbearance and silence from our brethren, let us render it cheerfully to those who require it now. Be this our family rule, and our personal bond: Speak evil of no man.

He that buildeth his nest upon a Divine promise shall find it abide and remain until he shall fly away to the land where promises are lost in fulfillments.

It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less. On, on, on for ever, without recreation may suit spirits emancipated from this 'heavy clay', but while we are in this tabernacle, we must every now and then cry halt, and serve the Lord by holy inaction and consecrated leisure. Let no tender conscience doubt the lawfulness of going out of harness for a while