It is the characteristic of a weak and diseased mind to fear the unfamiliar.

Solitude and company may be allowed to take their turns: the one creates in us the love of mankind, the other that of ourselves; solitude relieves us when we are sick of company, and conversation when we are weary of being alone, so that the one cures the other. There is no man so miserable as he that is at a loss how to use his time

The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin.

Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

God has given some gifts to the whole human race, from which no one is excluded.

Life is a play.It's not its length,but its performance that counts.

There is no evil without its compensation.