Humility makes a man richer than other men, and it makes a man judge himself the poorest among men.

He who stands upon his own strength will never stand.

It is the very nature of grace to make a man strive to be most eminent in that particular grace which is most opposed to his bosom sin.

The sovereignty of God is that golden sceptre in his hand by which he will make all bow, either by his word or by his works, by his mercies or by his judgements.

Look, as a painted man is no man, and as painted fire is no fire, so a cold prayer is no prayer.

Every thing that a man leans upon but God, will be a dart that will certainly pierce his heart through and through. He who leans only upon Christ, lives the highest, choicest, safest, and sweetest life.

Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst; he promises honor, and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure, and pays with pain; he promises profit, and pays with loss, he promises life, and pays with death. But God pays as he promises; all his payments are made in pure gold.