The flower of youth never appears more beautiful than when it bends toward the sun of righteousness.

The joy of the Lord will arm us against the assaults of our spiritual enemies, and, put our mouths out of taste for those pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks.

We have a cunning adversary, who watches to do mischief, and will promote errors, even by the words of scripture.

The God of Israel is sometimes a God who hides Himself, but never a God who absents Himself; sometimes in the dark, but never at a distance.

To a good man, God gives not only wisdom and knowledge, but joy.

Anger cannot rest in the bosom where love reigns.

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.