Samuel Rutherford

When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines.

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.

We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It is true, terrors of conscience cast us down; and yet without terrors of conscience we cannot be raised up again.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.

You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company.