A gamester, as such, is the cool, calculating, essential spirit of concentrated, avaricious selfishness.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

A man that puts himself on the ground of moral principle, if the whole world be against him, is mightier than all of them.

It is a man dying with his harness on that angels love to escort upward.

It is not when the cable lies coiled up on the deck that you know how strong or how weak it is; it is when it is put to the test.

Prayer covers the whole of man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning, or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which if it affects our real interest or happiness, we may not lay before God and be sure of sympathy.