Whosoever will list himself under the banner of Christ, must, in the first place and above all things, make war upon his own lusts and vices. It is in vain for any man to usurp the name of Christian, without holiness of life, purity of manners, benignity and meekness of spirit.

Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. And indeed the use and benefit of this touchstone, which is natural reason, is spoiled and lost only by assuming prejudices, overweening presumption, and narrowing our minds.

I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it.

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.

How long have you been holding those words in your head, hoping to use them?

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.