The most miserable pettifogging in the world is that of a man in the court of his own consciences.

Of all man's works of art, a cathedral is greatest. A vast and majestic tree is greater than that.

In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.

The great lever by which to raise and save the world is the unbounded love and mercy of God.

Men's best successes come after their disappointments.

Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of some men are but a preface to blood-sucking.

A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.