Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.

Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.

Trust not to friends and kindred, neither do thou put off the care of thy soul's welfare til hereafter; for men will sooner forget thee than thou art aware of.

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.

The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at his first knock.

If you seek Jesus in all things you will surely find Jesus. And if you seek yourself, you will surely find yourself, but only to your ruin.