The natural man cannot but resist the Lord's offering to help him; yet that resistance is infallibly overcome in the elect, by converting grace.

Faith is the soul going out of itself for all its wants.

The law discovers the disease, and the gospel the physician.

Free grace will fix those whom free will shook down into a gulf of misery.

Good education is not regeneration. Education may chain up men's lusts, but cannot change their hearts.

Affliction doth not rise out of the dust or come to men by chance; but it is the Lord that sends it, and we should own and reverence His hand in it.

If a man be new-born, he will desire the sincere milk of the word.

Saving faith is the faith of God's elect; the special gift of God to them, wrought in them by his Spirit.

No work nor deed of ours whatsoever, no not faith itself, can be the condition of the covenant of grace properly so called; but only Christ's fulfilling all righteousness.

Call it no more free-will, but slavish lust; free to evil, but free from good, till regenerating grace loosens the bands of wickedness.

The gospel casts out a rope to hale sinners to land; but the sinner has no hands to lay hold on it; his very faith must be wrought in him by the Spirit.

I can't decide whether I'm a good girl wrapped up in a bad girl, or if I'm a bad girl wrapped up in a good girl. And that's how I know I'm a woman!

Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book.

It wouldn't be mind control, if you will know you've been under mind control.

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

Life does not come with instructions on how to live, but it does come with trees, sunsets, smiles and laughter, so enjoy your day.

If gratitude is due from children to their earthly parent, how much more is the gratitude of the great family of men due to our father in heaven.

There's nothing sadder to me than associations held together by nothing but the glue of postage stamps. If you can't see or hear or touch a man, it's best to let him go.

I think there are school teachers who are on the exact same mission as me.

If we resist the temptation to allow other people to define who we are, then we will gradually be able to let the sun inside our own soul shine forth.

Procrastination is one of the most expensive invisible costs in business today.