Undoubtedly we render our consciences callous by evil indulgences; but we cannot entirely subdue that still, small voice.

A good digestion is as truly obligatory as a good conscience; pure blood is as truly a part of mankind as a pure faith; and a well ordered skin is the first condition of that cleanliness which is next to Godliness.

Half the spiritual difficulties that men and women suffer arise from a morbid state of health.

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.

I received a letter from a lad asking me for an easy berth. To this I replied: You cannot be an editor; do not try the law; do not think of the ministry; let alone all ships and merchandise; abhor politics; don't practice medicine; be not a farmer or a soldier or a sailor; don't study, don't think. None of these are easy. O, my son, you have come into a hard world. I know of only one easy place in it, and that is the grave!

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it.