When our cup runs over, we let others drink the drops that fall, but not a drop from within the rim, and call it charity; when the crumbs are swept from our table, we think it generous to let the dogs eat them; as if that were charity which permits others to have what we cannot keep.

The religion that fosters intolerance needs another Christ to die for it.

Genius unexerted is no more genius than a bushel of acorns is a forest of oaks.

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

All things in the natural world symbolize God, yet none of them speak of Him but in broken and imperfect words.

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.

Victories are easy and cheap. The only victories worth anything are those achieved through hard work and dedication.