We never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and it is the suffering element that measures love. The characters that are great must, of necessity, be characters that shall be willing, patient and strong to endure for others. To hold our nature in the willing service of another is the divine idea of manhood, of the human character.

There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will.

Everyone has influence, for good or bad, upon others.

Good-nature is one of the richest fruits of true Christianity.

A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how.

Thinking cannot be clear until it has had expression-we must write, or speak, or act our thoughts, or they will remain in half torpid form. Our feelings must have expression, or they will be as clouds, which, till they descend in rain, will never bring up fruit or flowers. So it is with all the inward feelings; expression gives them development-thought is the blossom; language is the opening bud; action the fruit behind it.