I'll trust in God's unchanging Word, till soul and body sever. For though all things pass away, His Word shall stand forever.

To comfort a sorrowful conscience is much better than to possess many kngdoms; yet the world regards it not; nay, condemns it, calling us rebels, dissturbers of the peace.

Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders.

Sleep is a most useful and most salutary operation of nature. Scarcely any minor annoyance angers me more than the being suddenly awakened out of a pleasant slumber. I understand that in Italy they torture poor people by depriving them of sleep. `Tis a torture that cannot long be endured.

After theology I give to music the highest place and the greatest honor.

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

The devil should not be allowed to keep all the best tunes for himself.