Never does sin so reign in the Church or State, as when it has gained reputation,or, at least, is no disgrace to the sinner,nor is a matter od offence to we who behold it.

This life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it.

I preached as never sure to preach again, and as a dying man to dying men.

Keep up a humble sense of your own faults, and that will make you compassionate to others

The longer you delay, the more your sin gets strength and rooting. If you cannot bend a twig, how will you be able to bend it when it is a tree?

Suffering so unbolts the door of the heart, that the Word hath easier entrance.

Lay siege to your sins, and starve them out by keeping away the food and fuel which is their maintenance and life.

If they can see you love them, you can say anything to them.

Study hard, for the well is deep, and our brains are shallow.

Christ leads me through no darker rooms than He went through before.

You are not likely to see any general reformation, till you procure family reformation.

I inhale loneliness like it is the sweet smell of virgin earth conquered by fiery rain drops. Within me, I'm a thousand others.

Don’t wait to receive until you feel worthy. Your self-esteem will go up as a result of receiving. ~Amanda Owen

He knew, but it was not enough. The sorrow was so large it threatened to tear through my skin. When he died, all things swift and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.

To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.

In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name.

Paint something every day.

All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

Belonging to oneself--the whole essence of life lies in that.

The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.

Your words and my words are the same, but not our meaning.