There's things to put up wi' in ivery place, an' you may change an' change an' not better yourself when all's said an' done.

When a homemaking aunt scolds a niece for following her evangelistic passion instead of domestic pursuits, her reply is interesting. First, she clarifies that God's individual call on her doesn't condemn those in more conventional roles. Then, she says she can no more ignore the cry of the lost than her aunt can the cry of her child.

He was at a starting point which makes many a man's career a fine subject for betting, if there were any gentlemen given to that amusement who could appreciate the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose. . . .

In travelling I shape myself betimes to idleness And take fools' pleasure

It is hard to believe long together that anything is "worth while," unless there is some eye to kindle in common with our own, some brief word uttered now and then to imply that what is infinitely precious to us is precious alike to another mind.

... the fallibility of human brains is in nothing more obvious than in proof reading.

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.