Insanity destroys reason, but not wit..

One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a ….

The more men have multiplied the forms of religion, so much the more has vital godliness declined..

Death stamps the characters and conditions of men for eternity. - As death finds them in this world, so will they be in the next..

Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing..

How vast is eternity! - It will swallow up all the human race; it will collect all the intelligent universe; it will open scenes and prospects wide e….

You ask if we shall know our friends in heaven. - Do you suppose we are greater fools there than here?.

The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest..

These two rules make the best system: first, have something to say; second, say it..

Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence that creatures can exhibit of their sincere and supreme love to him..

Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters..

Style should be like window-glass, perfectly transparent, and with very little sash..

Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth..

In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality..

Selfishness is the root and source of all natural and moral evils..

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beau….

Real holiness has love for its essence, humility for its clothing, the good of others as its employment, and the honor of God as its end..

Moral conduct includes every thing in which men are active and for which they are accountable. They are active in their desires, their affections, th….

I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments..

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments..

Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes..