O jealousy, Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness, And drinks my spirit up!

Strange! that what is enjoyed without pleasure cannot be discontinued without pain!

Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

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

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

Resentment is an evil so costly to our peace that we should find it more cheap to forgive even were it no more right.