Sin is hell, grace is heaven; what madness it is to look more at hell than heaven.

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.

Poetry, is a life long war wagedagainst ineffable beauty.

I'm really quite simple. I plant flowers and watch them grow... I stay at home and watch the river flow.

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions.

People who don't vote have no call on political leaders!

Professional competitions are overrated.

Take your brush here and there like a bee in an alpine meadow. In other words, don't laboriously work on or try to finish off one particular part. Paint promiscuously.

Why can't I beat up John Cena?

Perception is less of a recording system and more of a protection system against external stimuli.

Forget the known, don't be all the time immersed in your experiences.