It is a part of Christianity to convert every natural talent to a religious use.

To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint!

it is the modern nature of goodness to exert itself quietly, while a few characters of the opposite cast seem, by the rumor of their exploits, to fill the world; and by their noise to multiply their numbers.

Affliction is a sort of moral gymnasium in which the disciples of Christ are trained to robust exercise, hardy exertion, and severe conflict.

Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it.

Temptation does not make the sin, it lies ready in the heart.

The education of the present race of females is not very favorable to domestic happiness. For my own part, I call education, not that which smothers a woman with accomplishments, but that which tends to consolidate a firm and regular system of character; that which tends to form a friend, a companion, and a wife.