A mother has, perhaps, the hardest earthly lot; and yet no mother worthy of the name ever gave herself thoroughly for her child who did not feel that, after all, she reaped what she had sown.

There ought to be such an atmosphere in every Christian church that a man going there and sitting two hours should take the contagion of heaven, and carry home a fire to kindle the altar whence he came.

Do not be afraid of defeat. You are never so near victory as when you are defeated in a good cause.

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

See to it that each hour's feelings, and thoughts, and actions are pure and true; then will your life be such.

The commerce of the world is conducted by the strong, and usually it operates against the weak.

As flowers always wear their own colors and give forth their own fragrance every day alike, so should Christians maintain their character at all times and under all circumstances.