Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases our evil inclination.

Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.

Blessed are they who feel like pilgrims and strangers in this life, and whose best things are all to come!

Two-thirds of all the strifes, quarrels, and lawsuits in the world arise from one simple cause-money.

Churches may decay and perish; riches may make themselves wings and fly away-but he who builds their happiness on Christ crucified and union with Him by faith, that person is standing on a foundation which shall never be moved, and will know something of true peace.

How is it that many who profess and call themselves Christians, do so little for the Savior whose name they bear?

It may well be feared, that there is not enough Biblereading among us. It is not sufficient to have the Book. We must actually read it, and pray over it ourselves. It will do us no good, if it only lies still in our houses. We must be actually familiar with its contents, and have its texts stored in our memories and minds. Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition. It can only be obtained by diligent, regular, daily, attentive, wakeful reading.