Tranquillity consisteth in a steadiness of the mind; and how can that vessel that is beaten upon by contrary waves and winds, and tottereth to either….

It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet..

Christian society is like a bundle of sticks laid together, whereof one kindles another. Solitary men have fewest provocations to evil, but, again, f….

Satan would seem to be mannerly and reasonable; making as if he would be content with one-half of the heart, whereas God challengeth all or none: as,….

Let me know myself; let others guess at me..

Even the best things ill used become evils; and, contrarily, the worst things used well prove good..

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave..

How endless is that volume which God hath written of the world! Every creature is a letter, every day a new page..

He that taketh his own cares upon himself loads himself in vain with an uneasy burden. I will cast all my cares on God; He hath bidden me; they canno….

Nothing fools people as much as extreme passion..

Perfection is the child of time..

Seldom was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment..

If the sun of God's countenance shine upon me, I may well be content to be wet with the rain of affliction..

Every day is a little life, and our whole life is but a day repeated. Therefore live every day as if it would be the last. Those that dare lose a day….

What I have done is worthy of nothing but silence and forgetfulness, but what God has done for me is worthy of everlasting and thankful memory..

Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues..

Try to be of some use to others..

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself..

It is not sin that kills the soul, but impenitence..

We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy..

The proud man hath no God; the envious man hath no neighbor; the angry man hath not himself..