It is necessary not to be Christian to appreciate the beauty and significance of the life of Christ.

People die of fright and live of confidence.

There is a difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony.

Though the youth at last grows indifferent, the laws of the universe are not indifferent, but are forever on the side of the most sensitive.

The cart before the horse is neither beautiful nor useful.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

I cannot fish without falling a little in self-respect...always when I have done I feel it would have been better if I had not fished.