The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.

Trouble teaches men how much there is in manhood.

Walking humbly, you are more of a man than you were when you walked proudly.

Self-denial does not belong to religion as characteristic of it; it belongs to human life; the lower nature must always be denied when you are trying to rise to a higher sphere.

Thorough selfishness destroys or paralyzes enjoyment. A heart made selfish by the contest for wealth is like a citadel stormed in war, utterly shattered.

Love is not a possession but a growth. The heart is a lamp with just oil enough to burn for an hour, and if there be no oil to put in again its light will go out. God's grace is the oil that fills the lamp of love.

Truthfulness is godliness.