Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of the world.

As in nature, as in art, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster.

More tears are shed in playhouses than in churches.

The mental powers acquire their full robustness when the cheek loses its ruddy hue, and the limbs their elastic step; and pale thought sits on manly brows, and the watchman, as he walks his rounds, sees the student's lamp burning far into the silent night.

The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

If you find yourself loving any pleasure more than your prayers, any book better than the Bible, any house better than the house of the Lord, any table better than the Lord's table, any persons better than Christ, or any indulgence better than the hope of heaven – be alarmed.