Titles are too "thin" for the nineteenth century.

There ought to be such an atmosphere in every Christian church that a man going there and sitting two hours should take the contagion of heaven, and carry home a fire to kindle the altar whence he came.

Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.

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

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Nothing marks the change from the city to the country so much as the absence of grinding noises. The country is never silent. But its sounds are separate, distinct, and as it were, articulate.

Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.