Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light.
Isaac WattsThe passions are the gales of life; and it is religion only that can prevent them from rising into a tempest.
Isaac WattsTalking over the things which you have read with your companions fixes them on the mind.
Isaac WattsPrayer is a sacred and appointed means to obtain all the blessings that we want, whether they relate to this life or the life to come.
Isaac Watts