He who demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.

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.

He who reforms himself, has done much toward reforming others; and one reason why the world is not reformed, is, because each would have others make a beginning, and never thinks of himself doing it.

Will you trust your five senses above the four Gospels?

Self-righteousness is the devil's masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves.

Better a holy discord than a profane concord.

If thou wilt fly from God, the devil will lend thee both spurs and a horse.