Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.

Repentance may begin instantly, but reformation often requires a sphere of years.

All the sobriety which' religion needs or requires is that which real earnestness produces.

We never know the love of the parent for the child till we become parents.

What is the Bible in your house? It is not the Old Testament, it is not the New Testament, it is not the Gospel according to Matthew, or Mark, or Luke, or John; it is the Gospel according to William; it is the Gospel according to Mary; it is the Gospel according to Henry and James; it is the Gospel according to your name. You write your own Bible.

There is no such thing as white lies; a lie is as black as a coalpit, and twice as foul.

Today is a goblet day. The whole heavens have been mingled with exquisite skill to a delicious flavor, and the crystal cup put to every lip. Breathing is like ethereal drinking. It is a luxury simply to exist.