When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid.

There are three conversions necessary (for the Christian life): the conversion of the heart, the mind, and the purse.

Blessed is he who submits to the will of God; he can never be unhappy.

This letter [to the Romans] is truly the most important piece in the New Testament. It is purest Gospel. It is well worth a Christian's while not only to memorize it word for word but also to occupy himself with it daily, as though it were the daily bread of the soul. It is impossible to read or to meditate on this letter too much or too well. The more one deals with it, the more precious it becomes, and the better it tastes.

Before every great opportunity God gave me a great trial.

If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.

I am not of the opinion that all the arts shall be crushed to earth and perish through the Gospel, as some bigoted persons pretend, but would willingly see them all, and especially music, servants of Him who gave and created them.