The world looks at ministers out of the pulpit to know that they mean in it.

Prayer is faith passing into action.

Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.

Every man is an original and solitary character. None can either understand or feel the book of his own life like himself.

The only instance of praying to saints, mentioned in the Bible, is that of the rich man in torment calling upon Abraham; and let it be remembered, that it was practised only by a lost soul and without success.

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

Philosophy is a proud, sullen detector of the poverty and misery of man. It may turn him from the world with a proud, sturdy contempt; but it cannot come forward and say, here are rest, grace, pardon, peace, strength, and consolation.