A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul.

The best way to live above all fear of death is to die every morning before you leave your bedroom.

Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .

Who among you today is doing the most for your Master's kingdom? I will tell you. Lend me a spiritual thermometer by which I may try the heat of your heart, and I will tell you the amount of your success.

I met another man who considered himself perfect, but he was thoroughly mad; and I do not believe that any of the pretenders to perfection are better than good maniacs... for while a man has got a spark of reason left in him, he cannot, unless he is the most impudent of impostors, talk about being perfect.

Darkness is the fit hour for beasts of prey, and ignorance the natural dwelling place of cruelty.

It is never worth while to make rents in a garment for the sake of mending them? Nor to create doubts in order to show how cleverly we can quiet them.