The wronged side is always the safest.

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.

I can be anything you want but definitely not a wannabe.

I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.

When I look at my life there are these streams, these things that have continuity from the fifties to now.

beware the Lure of a handsome Face, the all too ready Assumption that the lovely Fa&#231ade must needs have lovely Chambers within; for as 'tis with Great Houses, so, too, with Great Men.

Wonderful. What's the point of throwing a hissy fit without friends and family on hand to hear it?" -Amy Cahill

I'm a believer that satellite radio, whether I'm on it or not, will take off.

Service is what life is all about.

As the competition goes further along, you start to see who's rising and who's falling.

Do we dare to be ourselves?' This is the question that counts - and not, 'Must a man be helpless?' ...A man can do something for peace without having to jump into politics.

Why, I can't help wondering, is God thought to need such ferocious defence? One might have supposed him amply capable of looking after himself.