We Must Always Be On Guard Lest,

Truly Unexpected Tidings Make Both Ears Tingle.

We Should Not Think That We Achieve Success In Preaching Through Our Own Devices, But We Should Rely Entirely On God.

God Who Created Us Has Granted Us The Faculty Of Speech That We Might Disclose The Counsels Of Our Hearts To One Another And That, Since We Possess Our Human Nature In Common, Each Of Us Might Share His Thoughts With His Neighbor, Bringing Them Forth From The Secret Recesses Of The Heart As From A Treasury.

If, Therefore, There Is Any Grace In The Water, It Is Not From The Nature Of Water But From The Spirit's Presence There.

Do Not Measure Your Loss By Itself; If You Do, It Will Seem Intolerable; But If You Will Take All Human Affairs Into Account You Will Find That Some Comfort Is To Be Derived From Them.