A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.

Every day is a little life, and our whole life is but a day repeated. Therefore live every day as if it would be the last. Those that dare lose a day, are dangerously prodigal; those that dare misspend it are desperate.

We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.

Satan would seem to be mannerly and reasonable; making as if he would be content with one-half of the heart, whereas God challengeth all or none: as, indeed, He hath most reason to claim all that made all. But this is nothing but a crafty fetch of Satan; for he knows that if he have any part, God will have none: so the whole falleth to his share alone.

Let me know myself; let others guess at me.

It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet.

Good prayers never come creeping home. I am sure I shall receive either what I ask, or what I should ask.