Humility is not a weak and timid quality; it must be carefully distinguished from a groveling spirit.

In the matter of faith, we have the added weight of hope to that of reason in the convictions which we sustain relating to a future state.

Temptation cannot exist without the concurrence of inclination and opportunity.

In this world the inclination to do things is of more importance than the mere power.

A small lie, if it actually is a lie, condemns a man as much as a big and black falsehood. If a man will deliberately cheat to the amount of a single cent, give him opportunity and he would cheat to any amount.

A man's love for his native land lies deeper than any logical expression, among those pulses of the heart which vibrate to the sanctities of home, and to the thoughts which leap up from his father's graves.

The more we sympathize with excellence, the more we go out of self, the more we love, the broader and deeper is our personality.