It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.

One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.

Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence that creatures can exhibit of their sincere and supreme love to him.

Real holiness has love for its essence, humility for its clothing, the good of others as its employment, and the honor of God as its end.

Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.

How vast is eternity! - It will swallow up all the human race; it will collect all the intelligent universe; it will open scenes and prospects wide enough, great enough, and various enough to fix the attention, and absorb the minds of all intelligent beings forever.

The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest.