A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation.

The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold as to deceive Him to His face.

The covetous man is like a camel with a great hunch on his back; heaven's gate must be made Higher and broader, or he will hardly get in.

We know there is a sun in heaven, yet we cannot see what matter it is made of, but perceive it only by the beams, light and heat. Election is a sun, the eyes of eagles cannot see it, yet we may find it in the heat of vocation, in the light of illumination, in the beams of good works.

He who sends the storm steers the vessel.

Blessed be God, I not only begin praying when I kneel down, but I do not leave off praying when I rise up.

Satan like a fisher, baits his hook according to the appetite of the fish.