To the covetous man life is a nightmare, and God lets him wrestle with it as best he may.

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.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

By religion I mean perfected manhood,--the quickening of the soul by the influence of the Divine Spirit.

Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.

To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them - the whole leaf and root tribe.

Nobody ever sees truth except in fragments.