God is everywhere present by His power. He rolls the orbs of heaven with His hand; He fixes the earth with His foot; He guides all creatures with His eye, and refreshes them with His influence; He makes the powers of hell to shake with His terrors, and binds the devils with His word.

Whoever is a hypocrite in his religion mocks God, presenting to Him the outside and reserving the inward for his enemy.

He that does a base thing in zeal for his friend burns the golden thread that ties their hearts together.

If thou has a bundle of thorns in thy lot, there is no need to sit down on it.

A great fear, when it is ill-managed, is the parent of superstition; but a discreet and well-guided fear produces religion.

Many are idly busy; Domitian was busy, but then it was in catching flies.

It is impossible for that man to despair who remembers that his Helper is omnipotent.