He who is faithful over a few things is a lord of cities. It does not matter whether you preach in Westminster Abbey or teach a ragged class, so you be faithful. The faithfulness is all.

A man must learn to love his children, not because they are his, but because they are children, else his love will be scarcely a better thing at last than the party-spirit of the faithful politician.

If both Church and fairy-tale belong to humanity, they may occasionally cross circles, without injury to either.

Never be discouraged because good things get on so slowly here; and never fail daily to do that good which lies next to your hand.

The word doctrine, as used in the Bible, means teaching of duty, not theory.

What can money do to console a man with a headache?

I say again, if I cannot draw a horse, I will not write THIS IS A HORSE under what I foolishly meant for one.