We are nothing with all our gifts be they ever so great, except God assist us.

The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.

from you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn will bear with my lack of eloquence.

The mystery of the humanity of Christ, that he sunk himself into our flesh, is beyond all human understanding.

God works by contraries so that a man feels himself to be lost in the very moment when he is on the point of being saved.

If obedience is not rendered in the homes, we shall never have a whole city, country, principality, or kingdom well governed. For this order in the homes is the first rule; it is the source of all other rule and government.

If I did not see that the Lord kept watch over the ship, I should long since have abandoned the helm. But I see Him! - through the storm, strengthening the tackling, handling the yards, spreading the sails - yes more, commanding the very winds! Should I not be a coward if I abandoned my post? Let Him govern, let Him carry us forward, let Him hasten or delay; we will fear nothing!