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.

He that is in haste may contract much guilt in a little time. What we say or do unadvisedly when we are hot, we must unsay or undo again when we are cool, or do worse.

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

In all God's providences, it is good to compare His word and His works together; for we shall find a beautiful harmony between them, and that they mutually illustrate each other.

Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep.

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.

God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event.