It is always chilling, in friendly intercourse, to say you have no opinion to give.

Let my body dwell in poverty, and my hands be as the hands of the toiler; but let my soul be as a temple of remembrance where the treasures of knowledge enter and the inner sanctuary is hope.

It is a vain thought to flee from the work that God appoints us, for the sake of finding a greater blessing, instead of seeking it where alone it is to be found - in loving obedience.

That is the bitterest of all,--to wear the yoke of our own wrong-doing.

Don't you meddle with me, and I won't meddle with you.

Of a truth, Knowledge is power, but it is a power reined by scruple, having a conscience of what must be and what may be. . . .

If we need a true conception of the popular character to guide our sympathies rightly, we need it equally to check our theories, and direct us in their application.