Love is ownership. We own whom we love. The universe is God's because He loves.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like summer without flowers, and like a homestead without a garden. It is the most joyous day of the week.

Love is the wine of existence.

Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.

Education is only like good culture,--it changes the size, but not the sort.