"The worship of God is a duty; the hearing and reading of sermons may be useful; but if men rest in hearing and praying, as too many do, it is as if a tree should value itself in being watered and putt…"

"Never confuse motion with action."

"It is a grand mistake to think of being great without ever being good."

"Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is only buying himself trouble."

"For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; for want of a rider the battle was lost; for want of a battle the kingdom was lost;…"