If a wicked man seems to have peace at death, it is not from the knowledge of his happiness, but from the ignorance of his danger.

Sin has the devil for its father, shame for its companion, and death for its wages.

Make up your spiritual accounts daily; see how matters stand between God and your souls (Psalm 77:6). Often reckonings keep God and conscience friends. Do with your hearts as you do with your watches, wind them up every morning by prayer, and at night examine whether your hearts have gone true all that day, whether the wheels of your affections have moved swiftly toward heaven.

Affliction has a sting, out withal a wing: sorrow shall fly away.

He that loves the world, how active is he! He will break his peace and sleep for it. He that loves honour, what hazards will he run! He will swim to the throne in blood.... Love heaven, and you cannot miss it; love breaks through all opposition-it takes heaven by storm.

Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul.

If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.