Though a man declares himself an atheist, it in no way alters his obligations.

The grossest, the cruelest, the most selfish, the most easily pervertible and perverted thing in this world, is government.

Faith is a recognition of those things which are above the senses.

It is a very good world for the purposes for which it was built; and that is all anything is good for.

The continuance and frequent fits of anger produce in the soul a propensity to be angry; which oftentimes ends in choler, bitterness, and moronity, when the mid becomes ulcerated, peevish, and querulous, and is wounded by the least occurrence.

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men invincible. Do not then be afraid of defeat. You are never so near to victory as when defeated in a good cause.

There ought to be such an atmosphere in every Christian church that a man going there and sitting two hours should take the contagion of heaven, and carry home a fire to kindle the altar whence he came.