Am I honest? Am I sincere? Do I really desire first the praise of God?

If you want to warm a church, put a stove in the pulpit.

Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors.

Sin rarely seems sin at first beginnings.

We are evidently no friends of Satan. Like the kings of this world, he wars not against his own subjects. The very fact that he assaults us should fill our minds with hope.

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

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