Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.

There are some men's souls that are so thin, so almost destitute of what is the true idea of soul, that were not the guardian angels so keen-sighted, they would altogether overlook them.

Not that which men do worthily, but that which they do successfully, is what history makes haste to record.

We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.

Precise knowledge is the only true knowledge, and he who does not teach exactly, does not teach at all.

No one thing does human life more need than a kind consideration of the faults of others. Every one sins; everyone needs forbearance. Our own imperfections should teach us to be merciful.

God bless the good-natured, for they bless everybody else.