Any man knows when he is justified, and all the wits in the world cannot enlighten him on that point. The murderer always knows that he is justly punished; but when a government takes the life of a man without the consent of his conscience, it is an audacious government, and is taking a step towards its own dissolution.

An efficient and valuable man does what he can, whether the community pay him for it or not.

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors. To dwell long upon them is to add to the offense.

Listen to music religiously, as if it were the last strain you might hear.

Good religious men, with the love of men in their hearts, and the means to pay their toll in their pockets.

I have tasted but little bread in my life. It has been mere grub and provender for the most part. Of bread that nourished the brain and the heart, scarcely any. There is absolutely none on the tables even of the rich.

Moral reform is the effort to throw off sleep.