The number of those men who know how to use wholly irresponsible power humanely and generously is small. Everybody knows this, and the slave knows it best of all.

In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.

the Lord gives good many things twice over; but he don't give ye a mother but once.

One part of the science of living is to learn just what our own responsibility is, and to let other people's alone.

Great as the planning were for the dinner, the lot was so contrived that not a soul in the house be supposed to be kept from the break of day ceremony of Blessing in the church.

All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.