The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
The elect, those who will; the non-elect, those who won't.
There are sorrows that are not painful, but are of the nature of some acids, and give piquancy and flavor to life.
By religion I mean perfected manhood,--the quickening of the soul by the influence of the Divine Spirit.
Public sentiment is to public officers what water is to the wheel of the mill.
Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which if it affects our real interest or happiness, we may not lay before God and be sure of sympathy.