I am born for God only. Christ is nearer to me than father, or mother, or sister - a near relation, a more affectionate Friend; and I rejoice to foll….

Let me burn out for God. After all, whatever God may appoint, prayer is the great thing. Oh, that I might be a man of prayer!.

If [God] has work for me to do, I cannot die..

My soul, alas, needs these uneasinesses in outward things, to be driven to take refuge in God..

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become..

I see no business in life but the work of Christ..

Perhaps, some day, humanity can start afresh, a new world, a tabula rasa, a world with a mind without prior experiences. No memories and no pain. A d….

Even if I should never see a native converted, God may design by my patience and continuance in the Word to encourage future missionaries..

The man who pauses in his honesty wants little of a villain..

God and eternal things are my only pleasure..

I have rightfully no other business each day but to do God's work as a servant, constantly regarding His pleasure. May I have grace to live above eve….

How or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy?.

The power of gentleness is irresistible..

It has always happened hitherto that whenever I have begun to feel an attachment to places, persons, or things, of a merely temporary nature, I have ….

The impious man, who sells his country's freedom Makes all the guilt of tyranny his own. His are her slaughters, her oppressions his; Just heav'n! re….

Since I have known God in a saving manner, painting, poetry, and music have had charms unknown to me before. I have received what I suppose is a tast….

I am immortal until God's work for me to do is done. The Lord reigns..

Now let me burn out for God..