We must have passed through life unobservantly, if we have never perceived that a man is very much himself what he thinks of others.

Deep theology is the best fuel of devotion; it readily catches fire, and once kindled it burns long.

Poor human nature cannot do everything; and kindness is too often left uncultivated, because men do not sufficiently understand its value. Men may be charitable, yet not kind; merciful, yet not kind; self-denying, yet not kind. If they would add a little common kindness to their uncommon graces, they would convert ten where they now only abate the prejudice of one.

Many a friendship - long, loyal, and self-sacrificing - rested at first upon no thicker a foundation than a kind word.

For children is there any happiness which is not also noise?

For right is right, since God is God and right the day must win. To doubt would be disloyalty, to falter would be sin.

Eternity will not be long enough to learn all he is, or to praise him for all he has done, but then, that matters not; for we shall be always with him, and we desire nothing more.