To give truth to him who loves it not is but to give him more plentiful material for misinterpretation.

Which of us is other than a secret to all but God!

When I look like this into the blue sky, it seems so deep, so peaceful, so full of a mysterious tenderness, that I could lie for centuries and wait for the dawning of the face of God out of the awe-inspiring loving-kindness.

Affliction is but the shadow of God's wing.

You would not think any duty small, If you yourself were great.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

They will pressure you into doing things that may be unsafe, use your good judgment, and remember, 'I would rather be laughed at, than cried for.'