The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.

No matter what looms ahead, if you can eat today, enjoy the sunlight today, mix good cheer with friends today, enjoy it and bless God for it. Do not look back on happiness -- or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.

No grace can save any man unless he helps himself.

It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned. It is not what we intend, but what we do that makes us useful. It is not a few faint wishes, but a life long struggle, that makes us valiant.

Love is not a possession but a growth. The heart is a lamp with just oil enough to burn for an hour, and if there be no oil to put in again its light will go out. God's grace is the oil that fills the lamp of love.

Age and youth look upon life from the opposite ends of the telescope; it is exceedingly long,--it is exceedingly short.