Fill each day with light and heart.

There is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question than by endeavoring to detract from the worth of other men.

Is not he imprudent, who, seeing the tide making haste towards him apace, will sleep till the sea overwhelms him?

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might almost seem to be made for the use and benefit of men.

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.

Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.

Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.