Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find His mind described in Scripture. It is the habit of agreeing in God’s judgment – hating what He hates – loving what He loves – and measuring everything in this world by the standard of His Word.
– J. C. Ryle
No one ever said at the end of his course that he had been too holy and lived too near to God.
Most men hope to go to heaven when they die; but few, it may be feared, take the trouble to consider whether they would enjoy heaven if they got there.
The more light we have, the more we see our own sinfulness; the nearer we get to heaven, the more we are clothed with humility. 
We should hear God’s Word with fear and study in it with humility.
There are but two lessons for the Christian to learn: the one is to enjoy God in everything; the other is to enjoy everything in God.
If a man does not realize the dangerous nature of his soul’s disease, you cannot wonder if he is content with false or imperfect remedies.
You may judge of a man by what he groans after.
[God] cannot change for the better, for He is already perfect; and being perfect, He cannot change for the worse.
I am convinced that the first step towards attaining a higher standard of holiness is to realize more fully the amazing sinfulness of sin.
Brian J. Mikul 