The depths of our misery can never fall below the depths of mercy.

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.

...food was at least three million per cent more delicious when you ate it immediately after thinking you were going to die.

Now or never was the time.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.

If we get above the individualized soul's journey, you will see that we are all one. We are all one light. In that sense, we are all enlightened.

To speak or do anything that shall concern mankind, one must speak and act as if well, or from that grain of health which he has left.

Cash is very easy to hide. It's easy to hoard. It's easy to move, especially these large bills.

I am the best rock drummer on the planet.

If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.

How cold the vacancy When the phantoms are gone and the shaken realist First sees reality. The mortal no Has its emptiness and tragic expirations.