It is the very nature of grace to make a man strive to be most eminent in that particular grace which is most opposed to his bosom sin.

The lazy Christian has his mouth full of complaints, when the active Christian has his heart full of comforts.

He that hath deserved hanging may be glad to escape with a whipping.

The world and you must part, or Christ and you will never meet.

Deliver me, O Lord, from that evil man, myself.

Christ dwells in that heart most eminently that hath emptied itself of itself.

Grace and glory differ very little; the one is the seed, the other is the flower; grace is glory militant, glory is grace triumphant.

Prayer is nothing but the breathing that out before the Lord, that was first breathed into us by the Spirit of the Lord.

Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house.

Humility makes a man richer than other men, and it makes a man judge himself the poorest among men.

Man’s holiness is now his greatest happiness, and in heaven man’s greatest happiness will be his perfect holiness.

In the same way you can find God in the beauty of nature, you can find God in the beauty of the destitute. We're not meant to just admire the trees, we're meant to share life.

We are aware only of the empty space in the forest, which only yesterday was filled with trees.

Seeing Michelle Obama's bright color choices, and how she made people smile and reinforced Obama's platforms of hope and change, was inspiring.

I don't think we [the USA] need more troops. I think we need to be less worried about civilian casualties.

Fine feelings, new insights, greater interest in ʿreligionʾ mean nothing unless they make our actual behavior better.

I dare anyone to spend 10 years in the laugh-track that is Chuck Lorre's hive of oppression and not suffer some form of an emotional tsunami.

Sometimes our preoccupation is on having friends. Perhaps we should focus on being a friend.

As I get older, personal happiness is all about love. It's all about love.

Scars are medals branded on the flesh, and your enemies will be frightened by them because they are proof of your long experience of battle.

Let the punishment fit the crime.