The real test of any church or religion is the kind of men it makes.

I wish to emphasize the fact that our homes should be more attractive and that more of our amusements should be in the home instead of the streets.

A man's reaction to his appetites and impulses when they are roused gives the measure of that man's character. In these reactions are revealed the man's power to govern or his forced servility to yield.

That which a man continually thinks about determines his actions in times of opportunity and stress. I will know what you are if you tell me what you think about when you don't have to think.

As with companions so with books. We may choose those which will make us better, more intelligent, more appreciative of the good and the beautiful in the world, or we may choose the trashy, the vulgar, the obscene, which will make us feel as though we've been 'wallowing in the mire.

In the well-ordered home we may experience a taste of heaven.

I'm going to tell you the most important secret of human life. The most critical need of the human soul is to be kind.