Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.

If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to repentance, or to prayer, but to Christ Himself.

The true cure for self-righteousness is self-knowledge.

Prosperity is a great mercy, but adversity is a greater one, if it brings us to Christ.

What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private prayer.

We never know who they are that God will draw, and have nothing to do with it. Our duty is to invite all, and leave it to God to choose the vessels of mercy.

Let us resolve by God's grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.