Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.
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The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.
Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.
Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.
When schools flourish, all flourishes.
Whatever your heart clings to and confides in, that is really your God.
I know no man who feels deeper disgust than I do at the ambition, avarice, and profligacy of the priesthood, as well because every one of these vices is odious in itself, as because each of them separately and all of them together are utterly abhorrent in men making profession of a life dedicated to God.
First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf.
Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.
I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.