In matters of equity between man and man, our Saviour has taught us to put my neighbor in place of myself, and myself in place of my neighbor.

Order my footsteps by Thy Word and make my heart sincere; let sin have no dominion, Lord, but keep my conscience clear.

Vice and virtue chiefly imply the relation of our actions to men in this world; sin and holiness rather imply their relation to God and the other world.

Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for God hath made them so.

Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degree of pride and moroseness.

Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize and sailed through bloody seas?

Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther.