and the best, if not heedfully used, will prove the word. The better and keener the knife is, the sooner and deeper will it cut thy fingers, if thou take not heed (647).

The strongest Christian is unsafe among occasions to sin (519).

Seriousness is the very thing wherein consisteth our sincerity. If thou art not serious, thou art not a Christian (279).

what a silly, frail, and forward pieces are the best of men (647)!

Sirs, so much as your hearts as is empty of Christ and heaven, let it be filled with shame and sorrow, and not with ease (483).

The falseness of your own hearts, if you look not to them, may undo you(15).

If your hope dieth, your duties die, your endeavors die, your joys die, and your souls die. And if your hope be not acted, but lie asleep, it is next to dead, both in likenss and preparation( 585).

He that believeth that he believe, believeth himself and not God (333)[.]

[O]ur applications are quicker about our sufferings, than our sins(77)[.]

If every work of the day had thus its appointed time, we should be better skilled, both in redeeming time and performing duty (556).

O blessed be the grace that makes advantages of my corruptions, even to contradict and kill themselves (648).

The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer.

Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

I was always involved in low level motor clubs, competitions and with the Vintage Auto Association, and I believe this really helped me on my way.

There are better mothers than disaster. A native land is the best of all mothers. We American Jews have a native land we love. But it is even better to have a native land who loves us.

When I sing, the sound is a totally different range, color, all of it. It's all about the breath. You take in a breath and you make a sound.

What’s the point of being a magician if you can’t wave your wand and make the people you care about feel better?

I believe in creative visualization.

You must get rid of the thought of competition. You are to create, not to compete for what is already created.