Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But oh, ….

Fancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies..

It is not to be expected that we should love God supremely if we have not known him to be more desirable than all other things..

I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great..

Salvation, O the joyful sound! 'Tis pleasure to our ears; A sov'reign balm for ev'ry wound, A cordial for our fears..

Tis the voice of the sluggard I heard him complain,You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again..

Reason is the glory of human nature, and one of the chief eminences whereby we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes, in this lower world..

Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!.

Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain: But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb, Ta….

Whene'er I take my walks abroad,How many poor I see!What shall I render to my GodFor all his gifts to me?.

Prayer is a sacred and appointed means to obtain all the blessings that we want, whether they relate to this life or the life to come..

When two or three sciences are pursued at the same time if one of them be dry, as logic, let another be more entertaining, to secure the mind from we….

What's amiss I'll strive to mend,And endure what can't be mended..

Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degree of pride and moroseness..

Two sentiments alone suffice for man, were he to live the age of the rocks - love, and the contemplation of the Deity..

In books, or work, or healthful play..

So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns; And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain..

Custom and authority are no sure evidence of truth..

Everyday is a birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor..

Love is amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all..

Some persons believe everything that their kindred, their parents, and their tutors believe. The veneration and the love which they have for their an….