Abraham teaches us the right way of conversing with God : "And Abraham fell on his face, and God talked with him." When we plead with Him, our faces should be in the dust.

The Christian will find his parentheses for prayer even in the busiest hours of life.

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.

It is much easier to settle a point than to act on it.

All extremes are error. The reverse of error is not truth, but error still. Truth lies between extremes.

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.

Think of the ills from which you are exempt, and it will aid you to bear patiently those which now you may suffer.