No man ever repented of being a Christian on his death bed.
We do not so much want books for good people, as books which will make bad ones better.
It is a part of Christianity to convert every natural talent to a religious use.
the uncandid censurer always picks out the worst man of a class, and then confidently produces him as being a fair specimen of it.
Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it.
Prayer is not eloquence but earnestness.