Courage does not consist in calculation, but in fighting against chances.
To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.
It is not God's way that great blessings should descend without the sacrifice first of great sufferings. If the truth is to be spread to any wide extent among the people, how can we dream, how can we hope, that trial and trouble shall not accompany its going forth.
Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
Faith ... acts promptly and boldly on the occasion, on slender evidence.
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on.