“A wise man is able to differentiate between humility and weakness, he does not mistake courage for pride.”

“We are not good because of the good we do but we are good and so we do good.”

“Trials are medicines which our gracious and wise Physician prescribes because we need them; and he proportions the frequency and weight of them to what the case requires. Let us trust his skill and thank him for his prescription.”

“A Vulgar Mechanick can practice what he has been taught or seen done, but if he is in an error he knows not how to find it out and correct it, and if you put him out of his road he is at a stand. Whereas he that is able to reason nimbly and judiciously about figure, force, and motion, is never at rest till he gets over every rub.(from a letter dated 25 May, 1694)”

“Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation”

“I've always heard people complaining that love hurts. So, how does it look like, does it have a sword?”

“God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.”