It is permissible to use wine not only for necessity, but also to make us merry...... [it must be moderate] lest men forget themselves, drown their senses,.....in making merry [those who enjoy wine] feel a livelier gratitude to God.

He who has learned to look to God in everything he does is at the same time diverted from all vain thoughts.

We can experience joy in adverse circumstances by holding God's benefits in such esteem that the recognition of them and meditation upon them shall overcome all sorrow.

No man can come to God but by an extraordinary revelation of the Spirit.

Wherefore all theology, when separated from Christ, is not only vain and confused, but is also mad, deceitful, and spurious; for, though the philosophers sometimes utter excellent sayings, yet they have nothing but what is short-lived, and even mixed up with wicked and erroneous sentiments.

If we are proud of our talents we betray our lack of gratitude to God.

If grace acts in us, grace, and not we who do the work, will be crowned.