Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to make a man?

Our sweetest experiences of affection are meant to be suggestions of that realm which is the home of the heart.

We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.

Public sentiment is to public officers what water is to the wheel of the mill.

Morality must always precede and accompany religion, and yet religion is much more than morality.

A bird in a cage is not half a bird.