“Man indeed is the most noble, by creation, of all the creatures in the visible World; but by sin he has made himself the most ignoble.”

“Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.”

“Nothing can hurt you except sin; nothing can grieve me except sin; nothing can defeat you except sin. Therefore, be on your guard, my Mansoul.”

“One leak will sink a ship, and one sin will destroy a sinner.”

“a man there was, though some did count him mad, the more he cast away the more he had.”

“Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion.”

“What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.”