I used to think the Lord's Prayer was a short prayer; but as I live longer, and see more of life, I begin to believe there is no such thing as getting through it. If a man, in praying that prayer, were to be stopped by every word until he had thoroughly prayed it, it would take him a lifetime.

No emotion, any more than a wave, can long retain its own individual form.

The elect, those who will; the non-elect, those who won't.

Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.

Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

Thou, Everlasting Strength, hast set Thyself forth to bear our burdens. May we bear Thy cross, and bearing that; find there is nothing else to bear; and touching that cross, find that instead of taking away our strength, it adds thereto. Give us faith for darkness, for trouble, for sorrow, for bereavement, for disappointment; give us a faith that will abide though the earth itself should pass away--a faith for living, a faith for dying.