Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints.

This is the greatest wealth we possess: to know how to direct our labors rightly.

To gain the spiritual ascendancy over ourselves, and the influences with which we are surrounded, through a rigid course of self-discipline, is our first consideration, it is our first labor, before we can pave the way for our children to grow up without sin unto salvation.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.

I will here say to parents, that kind words and loving actions towards children, will subdue their uneducated nature a great deal better than the rod, or, in other words, than physical punishment.