The counsels and decrees of God do not truckle to the frail and fickle will of man.

. . . when we cannot do the good we would, we must be ready to do the good we can.

You have been used to take notice of the sayings of dying men — this is mine: That a life spent in the service of God, and communion with him, is the most comfortable and pleasant life that one can live in the present world.

He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.

Though we must never think to learn above our Bible, as long as we are here in this world, yet we must still be getting forward in it.

The anger of a meek man is like fire struck out of steel, hard to be got out, and when it is, soon gone.

As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another.