An accession of wealth is a dangerous predicament for a man. At first he is stunned if the accession be sudden, and is very humble and very grateful. Then he begins to speak a little louder, people think him more sensible, and soon he thinks himself so.

Providence is a greater mystery than revelation.

Sin, without strong restraints, would pull God from His throne, make the world the minion of its lusts, and all beings bow down and worship.

In the midst of sorrow, faith draws the sting out of every trouble, and takes out the bitterness from every affliction.

Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse.

There is no such thing as a fixed policy, because policy like all organic entities is always in the making.

Every year of my life I grow more convinced that it is wisest and best to fix our attention on the beautiful and the good, and dwell as little as possible on the evil and the false.