God is as just as he is merciful.

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.

After I am dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

There's never any great risk as long as you have money.

Like it or not, we have to have a financial system that is healthy and functioning.

Rural towns aren't always idyllic. It's easy to feel trapped and be aware of social hypocrisy.

Touring is hard on the body.

Power must never be trusted without a check.

Satyagraha is a force that has come to stay. No force in the world can kill it.

Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.

It's hard not to fall in love with Seattle on a beautiful summer's day.

Every night on my show, The Colbert Report, I speak straight from the gut, okay? I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I call it "The No Fact Zone.