Man without religion is the creature of circumstances: Religion is above all circumstances, and will lift him up above them.

Every Irishman, the saying goes, has a potato in his head.

Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together.

Examples would indeed be excellent things were not people so modest that none will set, and so vain that none will follow them.

Never put much confidence in such as put no confidence in others.

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

There is no being eloquent for atheism. In that exhausted receiver the mind cannot use its wings, - the clearest proof that it is out of its element.