Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame,The fire of love supplies ;While that which often bears the name,Is self in a disguise.True zeal is merciful and mild,Can pity and forbear ;The false is headstrong, fierce and wild,And breathes revenge and war.

A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.

My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart, and to heal the broken one.

The best advice I can give you: Look unto Jesus, beholding his beauty in the written word.

Faith upholds a Christian under all trials, by assuring him that every painful dispensation is under the direction of his Lord.

A soul disengaged from the world is a heavenly one; and then are we ready for heaven when our heart is there before us.

If our zeal is embittered by expressions of anger, invective, or scorn—we may think we are doing service of the cause of truth, when in reality we shall only bring it into discredit!