Love is the greatest thing that God can give us; for Himself is love: and it is the greatest thing we can give to God; for it will also give ourselves, and carry with it all that is ours. The apostle calls it the band of perfection; it is the old, and it is the new, and it is the great commandment, and it is all the commandments; for it is the fulfilling of the Law.

It is not the eye that sees the beauty of the heaven, nor the ear that hears the sweetness of music or the glad tidings of a prosperous occurrence, but the soul, that perceives all the relishes of sensual and intellectual perfections; and the more noble and excellent the soul is, the greater and more savory are its perceptions.

Certain it is, that as nothing can better do it; so there is nothing greater, for which God made our tongues, next to reciting His praises, than to minister comfort to a weary soul.

When thou receivest praise, take it indifferently, and return it to God, the giver of the gift, or blesser of the action.

It is a little learning, and but a little, which makes men conclude hastily. Experience and humility teach modesty and fear.

Every act of virtue is an ingredient unto reward.

God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends.