There are many troubles which you cannot cure by the Bible and the hymn-book, but which you can cure by a good perspiration and a breath of fresh air.
Of all joyful, smiling, ever-laughing experiences, there are none like those which spring from true religion.
Reading is a dissuasion from immorality. Reading stands in the place of company.
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages.
Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.
The world is God's workshop for making men in.