God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction.

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

Method is the very hinge of business, and there is no method without punctuality.

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.

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

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.

Let family worship be short, savory, simple, plain, tender, heavenly.