A man finds himself seven years older the day after his marriage.

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.

The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.

People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors.

The only hope [of science] ... is in genuine induction.

The worst men often give the best advice.

God loveth the clean.