It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Not thine the sorrow, but ours, sainted soul! Thou hast indeed entered into the promised land, while we are yet on the march. To us remain the rocking of the deep, the storm upon the land, days of duty and nights of watching; but thou are sphered high above all darkness and fear, beyond all sorrow and weariness. Rest, oh, weary heart!

Mountains of gold would not seduce some men, yet flattery would break them down.

There is a dew in one flower and not in another, because one opens in cup and takes it in, while the other closes itself, and the drops run off. God rains His goodness and mercy as widespread as the dew, and if we lack them, it is because we will not open our hearts to receive them.

The mystery of history is an insoluble problem.

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

Morality is good, and is accepted of God, as far as it goes; but the difficulty is, it does not go far enough.