All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right temptation, put in the right spot.

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good.

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

The morbid states of health, the irritableness of disposition arising from unstrung nerves, the impatience, the crossness, the fault-finding of men, who, full of morbid influences, are unhappy themselves, and throw the cloud of their troubles like a dark shadow upon others, teach us what eminent duty there is in health.

October is nature's funeral month. Nature glories in death more than in life. The month of departure is more beautiful than the month of coming - October than May. Every green thin loves to die in bright colors.

A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character.

True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It promotes both beauty in the man who possesses it, and happiness in those who are about him. It is a religious duty, and should be a part of religious training.