The superfluous blossoms on a fruit tree are meant to symbolize the large way God loves to do pleasant things.

We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.

But when we borrow trouble, and look forward into the future to see what storms are coming, and distress ourselves before they come as to how we shall avert them if they ever do come, we lose our proper trustfulness in God. When we torment ourselves with imaginary dangers, or trials, or reverses, we have already parted with that perfect love which casteth out fear.

It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. But those who have a psssion for nature in the natural way, need no pictures nor gallereies. Spring is their designer, and the whole year their artist.

If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot be a Christian anywhere.

A man never has good luck who has a bad wife.

If you want your neighbor to know what Christ will do for him, let the neighbor see what Christ has done for you.