Matthew Henry

“Prophets often foretold destruction and sometimes the destruction did not come, yet this did not disprove their divine mission, as in the case of Jonah. For God is gracious, and ready to turn away his wrath from those who turn away from their sins. But the prophet who prophesied peace and prosperity absolutely and unconditionally without adding the necessary proviso, that they do not by willful sin put a bar in their own door and stop the coming of God's favors, will be proved a true prophet only by the accomplishment of his prediction.”

“After a storm comes a calm.”

“Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness makes goodness much more serviceable.”

“Wherever there is true grace, there is a desire for more grace.”

“None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.”

“Many a dangerous temptation comes to us in gay, fine colours, that are but skin-deep.”

“Here is bread, which strengthens man's heart, and therefore is called the staff of Life.”

“Better late than never.”

“It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.”

“Men of polite learning and a liberal education.”

“Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.”

“No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.”

“He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.”

“It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.”

“Saying and doing are two things.”

“Prayer is a salve for every sore, even the sorest, a remedy for every malady, even the most grievous.”

“Those that go gold into the furnace will come out no worse.”

“Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.”