The principle exercise which the children of god have is to pray. For in this way they give true proof of their faith.
John CalvinMan is never sufficiently touched and affected by the awareness of his lowly state until he has compared himself with God's majesty.
John CalvinSometimes it seems things go by too quickly. We are so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take the time to enjoy where we are.
John CalvinAll our words ought to be filled with true sweetness and grace; and this will be so if we mingle the useful with the sweet.
John CalvinFor as the aged, or those whose sight is defective, when any book, however fair, is set before them, though they perceive that there is something written, are scarcely able to make out two consecutive words, but, when aided by glasses, begin to read distinctly, so Scripture, gathering together the impressions of Deity, which, till then, lay confused in our minds, dissipates the darkness, and shows us the true God clearly.
John Calvin