The methods by which men have met and conquered trouble, or been slain by it, are the same in every age.

There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now.

Heaven will be inherited by every man who has heaven in his soul.

Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.

A house built on sand is, in fair weather, just as good as if builded on a rock. A cobweb is as good as the mightiest chain cable when there is no strain on it. It is trial that proves one thing weak and another strong.

The commerce of the world is conducted by the strong, and usually it operates against the weak.

Affliction comes to us all ...not to impoverish, but to enrich us, as the plough enriches the field; to multiply our joy, as the seed, by planting, is multiplied a thousand-fold.