The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, - martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, - all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place - but sinners after all.

The Gospel was not meant merely to reside in our intellect, memories, and tongues, but to be seen in our lives.

Weak, feeble and foolish as it may seem to people, the simple story of the Cross is enough for all mankind in every part of the globe.

It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.

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

That Bible is read best, which is practised most.

When you cannot answer a skeptic, be content to wait for more light; but never forsake a great principle.