We must forget ourselves and all self-interest, and listen, and be attentive to God.

Surrender yourselves then to be led and disposed of just as God pleases, with respect both to your outward and inward state.

It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of godliness.

Oh, that we fully understood how very opposite our self-righteousness is to the designs of God!

Let no one ask a stronger mark of an excellent love to God, than that we are insensible to our own reputation.

All consolation that does not come from God is but desolation; when the soul has learned to receive no comfort but in God only, it has passed beyond the reach of desolation.

Secrets of the incomprehensible wisdom of God, unknown to any besides Himself! Man, sprung up only of a few days, wants to penetrate, and to set bounds to it. Who is it that hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been His counselor?