He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.

He that is down needs fear no fall.

But pleasures are like poppies spread: You seize the flower

Fear, lest, by forgetting what you are by nature, you also forget the need that you have of continual pardon, support, and supplies from the Spirit of grace, and so grow proud of your own abilities, or of what you have received from God.

Some said, "John, print it"; others said "Not so." Some said, "It might do good"; others said, "No."

In prayer, it is better to have heart without words, than words without heart. Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin entice a man to cease from prayer. The spirit of prayer is more precious than treasures of gold and silver. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.