“Christ gives peace to the most sinful and miserable that come to Him. He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.”

Resolved, to examine carefully, and constantly, what that one thing in me is, which causes me in the least to doubt the love of God; and to direct all my forces against it.

Temples have their images; and we see what influence they have always had over a great part of mankind. But, in truth, the ideas and images in men’s minds are the invisible powers that constantly govern them; and to these they all pay universally a ready submission.

Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.

Love is the sum of all virtue, and love disposes us to good.

Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.

A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.

He, whose heart is fixed, trusting in Christ, need not be afraid.

A man who knows that he lives in sin against God will not be inclined to come daily into the presence of God.

One requirement to be used as a leader in a movement of revival: They must have the Spirit of God upon them.

You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.

Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.

I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause.

Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.

When God is about to do a great work, He pours out a spirit of supplication.

Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility.

The view of the misery of the damned will double the ardour of the love and gratitude of the saints of heaven.