"Satan has no objection to our being religious, provided we are not too religious."

"I have often wondered that any man, who has tasted of the pleasures of retirement, can ever be prevailed upon to quit them."

"The Gospel of Christ knows of no religion but social; no holiness but social holiness."

"The more I see of the working of the present government, the more I am convinced that they are ripe for destruction."

"I am not afraid of being accounted an enthusiast. I am afraid of nothing but sin."