Some Blame Themselves To Extort The Praise

All Things Are Ordered By God, But His Providence Takes In Our Free Agency, As Well As His Own Sovereignty.

Most Of Our Censure Of Others Is Only Oblique Praise Of Self, Uttered To Show The Wisdom And Superiority Of The Speaker. It Has All The Invidiousness Of Self-praise, And All The Ill-desert Of Falsehood.

To Possess Money Is Very Well; It May Be A Valuable Servant; To Be Possessed By It Is To Be Possessed By The Devil, And One Of The Meanest And Worst Kind Of Devils.

To Murder Character Is As Truly A Crime As To Murder The Body: The Tongue Of The Slanderer Is Brother To The Dagger Of The Assassin

Conscience Is Merely Our Own Judgment Of The Right Or Wrong Of Our Actions, And So Can Never Be A Safe Guide Unless Enlightened By The Word Of God.