God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas.

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in next.

A tool is but the extension of a man's hand, and a machine is but a complex tool. And he that invents a machine augments the power of a man and the well-being of mankind.

I know it is more agreeable to walk upon carpets than to lie upon dungeon floors, I know it is pleasant to have all the comforts and luxuries of civilization; but he who cares only for these things is worth no more than a butterfly, contented and thoughtless, upon a morning flower; and who ever thought of rearing a tombstone to a last summer's butterfly?

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”

Reason can tell how love affects us, but cannot tell what love is.

The Bible is God's chart for you to steer by, to keep you from the bottom of the sea, and to show you where the harbor is, and how to reach it without running on rocks or bars.