Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
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My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.
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There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
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Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake.
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If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot.
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The more he cast away the more he had.
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Hanging is too good for him said Mr. Cruelty.
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Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.
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