Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the field so that the seed is multiplied a thousandfold, so affliction should magnify our joy and increase our spiritual harvest.

The elect, those who will; the non-elect, those who won't.

A man without self-restraint is like a barrel without hoops, and tumbles to pieces.

In regard to the great mass of men, anything that breaks the realm of fear is not salutary, but dangerous; because it takes off one of the hoops that hold the barrel together in which the evil spirits are confined.

Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which if it affects our real interest or happiness, we may not lay before God and be sure of sympathy.

Liberty is the soul's right to breathe and, when it cannot take a long breath, laws are girdled too tight.