A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him.

A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance.

Riches are a blessing or a curse to a man according as he has or has not a heart to make good use of them.

We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of season.

They that die by famine die by inches.

In order to the attaining of all useful knowledge this is most necessary, that we fear God; we are not qualified to profit by the instructions that are given us unless our minds be possessed with a holy reverence of God, and every thought within us be brought into obedience to Him.... As all our knowledge must take rise from the fear of God, so it must tend to it as its perfection and centre. Those know enough who know how to fear God, who are careful in every thing to please Him and fearful of offending Him in any thing; this is the Alpha and Omega of knowledge.

Death to a good man is his release from the imprisonment of this world, and his departure to the enjoyments of another world.