John Calvin

"The study of God's Word refines and elevates the mind."

"Let us live as those who are accountable to God for every moment of time."

"Those who would serve God must first know themselves to be sinners."

"Afflictions are the tools by which God shapes His people."

"The glory of God should be the ultimate end of all human endeavor."

"Flattery is the enemy of truth and friend of hypocrisy."

"We should esteem the office of parent as sacred and honorable."

"The mind that has truly contemplated God cannot be idle."

"Adversity reveals the true character of a person."

"Let us guard against the deceitfulness of our own hearts."

"The fear of God is the beginning of true education."

"We must submit our wills entirely to the will of God."

"True honor comes from serving God with faithfulness."

"Sloth is the grave of the soul and parent of all vice."

"The word of God is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path."

"We must not seek our own glory but the glory of God."

"Envy is blind and sees nothing but its own misery."

"The duty of rulers is to govern according to the law of God."

"True prayer must spring from a sincere and contrite heart."

"We should be grateful for the mercies of God, which are new every morning."

"The human will cannot be truly free until it is bound to God's will."

"A life lived without purpose is a life half-lived."

"The pursuit of righteousness must be the constant work of a Christian life."

"We must learn to rejoice in suffering as an opportunity to glorify God."

"The tongue is a small member, yet it can inflict great harm."

"Discipline is the pathway to true freedom and self-mastery."

"Let us not be lovers of the world or the things in the world."

"The heart of man is the workshop where evil is forged."

"We must regard the welfare of others with the same concern as our own."

"The fear of the Lord is the treasury of all wisdom."