If Christ has once possessed the affections, there is no dispossessing of him again. A fire in the heart overcomes all fires without.

There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.

Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away paradise. Therefore in all temptations consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose.

The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.

Gospel repentance is not a little hanging down of the head. It's a working of the heart until your sin becomes more odious to you than any punishment for it.

It would be a good contest amongst Christians, one to labour to give no offence, and the other to labour to take none. The best men are severe to themselves, tender over others.

It is better to go bruised to heaven than sound to hell.

Times are bad, God is good.

Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.

God knows we have nothing of ourselves, therefore in the covenant of grace he requires no more than he gives, but gives what he requires, and accepts what he gives.

God takes a safe course with His children, that they may not be condemned with the world, He permits the world to condemn them, that they may not love the world, the world hates them.

But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles

The best advice I have been given is to live in the moment, as cliché as that sounds. It's crazy.

Tears are akin to prayer - Pharisees parade prayers, imposters parade tears.

Better gray than garishness.

The second time around I'll understand that, as a husband, my wife doesn't care about my opinions. I just need to tell her the things that will continue to help me stack the brownie points.

I wonder what the difference between love and control is, but I'm afraid to look those words up in a dictionary.

I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.

The more I swear I'm happy the more I'm feeling alone

He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to know the present value of single minutes, and endeavour to let no particle of time fall useless to the ground.