“The Glory of this life is in viewing it as eternal.”
“Reflection is and remains the hardest creditor in existence; hitherto it has cunningly bought up all the possible views of life, but it cannot buy the essentially religious and eternal view of life.”
“the bells of glory that announced to the world the good news that the uncountable time of eternity had come to an end”
“They do everything in their power to make fortune favor them in this life, but nevertheless they think so little of it, in relation to eternity, that they view the events of the world as we do those of a play.”
“Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground”
“Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the pathway of discipleship. It comforts, counsels, cures, and consoles. It leads us through valleys of darkness and through the veil of death. In the end love leads us to the glory and grandeur of eternal life.”