If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
To go back is nothing but death; but to go forward is fear of death and life everlasting beyond.
The best prayers have often more groans than words.
The heart must be beaten or bruised, and then the sweet scent will come out.
There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.
A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.