The saved are singled out not by their own merits, but by the grace of the Mediator.

And I'll tell you, I've seen the lightning flash. I've heard the thunder roll. I felt sin-breakers dashing, trying to conquer my soul. But I heard the voice of Jesus saying still to fight on. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. No, never alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone.

Those with prodigious skill in music are better suited for all things.

When schools flourish, all flourishes.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.

Adam was created, as it were, intoxicated with rejoicing toward God and was delighted also with all the other creatures.

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.