As ships meet at sea a moment together, when words of greeting must be spoken, and then away upon the deep, so men meet in this world; and I think we should cross no man's path without hailing him, and if he needs giving him supplies.

Weak minds may be injured by novel-reading; but sensible people find both amusement and instruction therein.

God's men are better than the devil's men, and they ought to act as though they thought they were.

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.

There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the sins of the week

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.

Faith is spiritualized imagination.