Serenity of mind and calmness of thought is a better enjoyment; than anything without us.

It is a great deal easier to commit a second sin, than it was to commit the first; and a great deal harder to repent of a second, than it was to repent of the first.

He that does not repent, sins again.

If it were not for sin, we should converse together as angels do.

Sin is the failure of a fallible creature, and reversible by repentance.

In many cases, it is very hard to fix the bounds of Good and Evil, because these part, as Day and Night, which are separated by Twilight.

A good man’s life is all of a piece.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light – so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good – a mere stranger will do no harm.