Men sunk in the greatest darkness imaginable retain some sense and awe of the Deity.

There is one way whereby we may secure our riches, and make sure friends to ourselves of them,--by laying them out in charity.

When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he is set fast, and nothing will then serve his turn, neither truth nor falsehood.

If people would but provide for eternity with the same solicitude and real care as they do for this life, they could not fail of heaven.

The true ground of most men's prejudice against the Christian doctrine is because they have no mind to obey it.

It is hard to personate and act a part long; for where Truth is not the bottom, Nature will always be endeavoring to return, and will peep and betray herself one time or other.

Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man.