Satan is to be punished eternally in the end, but for a while he triumphs.

Temperance in everything is requisite for happiness.

If men would only take the chances of doing right because it is right, instead of the immediate certainty of the advantage of doing wrong, how much happier would their lives be.

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

Beware of the beginnings of vice. Do not delude yourself with the belief that it can be argued against in the presence of the exciting cause. Nothing but actual flight can save you.

Never disregard what your enemies say. They may be severe, they may be prejudiced, they may be determined to see only in one direction, but still in that direction see clearly. They do not speak all the truth, but they generally speak the truth from one point of view; so far as that goes, attend to them.

Do your duty, and don't swerve from it. Do that which your conscience tells you to be right, and leave the consequences to God.