A preacher's life should be a commentary upon his doctrine... Heavenly doctrines should always be adorned with a heavenly life.

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.

The level above money is savings and higher than savings is investment.invest today

And in my novels I live many lives. Substitutes of spontaneity to replace a dreary reality. How I live for those inky black words and kaleidoscope colored experiences.

Why ruin the present by talking about the past?

You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it is up to you.

My father was always slightly bemused by my success. Although he knew that I had reasonable intelligence, he always thought that I was a little bit lazy.

Mrs Cameron keeps a rather better weekend diary than I do.

Will something else. Have dreams and believe in them. They don't have to come true. They are just as true as a dream is. Life itself is a dream.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

What you persist in doing gets easier. The task hasn't changed, but your ability to do it has increased.

My dear friend, venture to take the wind on your face for Christ.