What thou art, that thou art; that God knoweth thee to be and thou canst be said to be no greater.

Grace is the mastery of truth, the teacher of discipline, the light of the heart, the comforter of affliction, the banisher of sorrow, the nurse of devotion.

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one's self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds.

Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!

The more the flesh is wasted by affliction, so much more is the Spirit strengthened by inward grace.

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.