A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.

It is a law of our humanity, that man must know both good and evil; he must know good through evil. There never was a principle but what triumphed through much evil; no man ever progressed to greatness and goodness but through great mistakes.

Christ within us, the hope of glory.

This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world, is truer still of the world to come.

In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly spoken, no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in vain (as long as it was done out of love, not personal glory)

Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will.

That friend, given to you by circumstances over which you have not control, was God's own gift.