No man is such a conqueror, as the one that has defeated himself.

God planted fear in the soul as truly as he planted hope or courage. Pear is a kind of bell, or gong, which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying.

Men are like trees: each one must put forth the leaf that is created in him.

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.

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to the world.

Titles are too "thin" for the nineteenth century.

You may say, "I wish to send this ball so as to kill the lion crouching yonder, ready to spring upon me. My wishes are all right, and I hope Providence will direct the ball." Providence won't. You must do it; and if you do not, you are a dead man.