Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way.

The Bible does not profess to make men omniscient, but simply to tell them enough to make them happy and good, if they will believe it and live up to it.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

If only the best birds sang, the forest would be silent.

Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true; To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellowmen sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heav'n securely.

Jazz: Music invented for the torture of imbeciles.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.