A man's true estate of power and riches is to be in himself; not in his dwelling or position or external relations, but in his own essential character.

Death is the dropping of the flower, that the fruit may swell.

A dull ax never loves grindstones.

Refinement is the lifting of one's self upwards from the merely sensual; the effort of the soul to etherealize the common wants and uses of life.

Providence is but another name for natural law. Natural law itself would go out in a minute if it were not for the divine thought that is behind it.

A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.

That which distinguishes man from the brute is his power, in dealing with Nature, to milk her laws, and make them give forth their bounty.