Outward attacks and troubles rather fix than unsettle the Christian, as tempests from without only serve to root the oak faster; while an inward canker will gradually rot and decay it.

In agony or danger, no nature is atheist. The mind that knows not what to fly to, flies to God.

To be good and disagreeable is high treason against the royalty of virtue.

Outward attacks and troubles rather fix than unsettle the Christian, as tempests from without only serve to root the oak faster; while an inward canker will gradually rot and decay it.

If I wished to punish my enemy, I should make him hate somebody.

Pride never sleeps. The principle at least is always awake. An intemperate man is sometimes sober, but a proud man is never humble.

If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody.