Short pithy gems from the Puritan Matthew Henry:

1. We cannot expect too little from man–nor too much from God!
2. A life spent in the service of God and communion with Him, is the most pleasant life that anyone can live in this world.
3. The Bible is a letter God has sent to us. Prayer is a letter we send to Him.
4. We should take heed of pride–it is the sin that turned angels into devils!
5. God is either your best friend–or your worst enemy.
6. Knowledge is vain and fruitless–which is not reduced to practice.