Fear is that passion which hath the greatest power over us, and by which God and His laws take the surest hold of us.

It is pleasant to be virtuous and good, because that is to excel many others; it is pleasant to grow better, because that is to excel ourselves; it is pleasant to mortify and subdue our lusts, because that is victory; it is pleasant to command our appetites and passions, and to keep them in due order within the bounds of reason and religion, because this is empire.

Fill each day with light and heart.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of God.

There are two restraints which God has laid upon human nature, shame and fear; shame is the weaker, and has place only in those in whom there are some reminders of virtue.

If our souls be immortal, this makes amends for the frailties of life and the sufferings of this state.