Assurance grows by repeated conflict, by our repeated experimental proof of the Lord's power and goodness to save; when we have been brought very low and helped, sorely wounded and healed, cast down and raised again, have given up all hope, and been suddenly snatched from danger, and placed in safety; and when these things have been repeated to us and in us a thousand times over, we begin to learn to trust simply to the word and power of God, beyond and against appearances: and this trust, when habitual and strong, bears the name of assurance; for even assurance has degrees.

"What Thou wilt, when Thou wilt, how Thou wilt." I had rather speak these three sentences from my heart in my mother tongue than be master of all the languages in Europe.

If we venture beyond the pale of Scripture, we are...exposed to all the illusions of imagination and enthusiasm.

A bowler can make or break a chap.

God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.

I once was lost, but now am found.

If you once love Him, you will study to please Him.